Michigan study shows need for mental health care amongst older adults
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The study was founded on a University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging conducted in January 2021. The poll had a sample size of 2,023 adults and was published in May 2021.
While most older adults reported similar levels of mental health since the beginning of the pandemic, 18.3% reported worse mental health, 18.7% reported worse sleep, 18.9% reported worse depression, and 28.3% reported worse anxiety, according to the poll. Here is a graphic taking a deeper dive into the poll’s findings.
Lauren Gerlach, D.O., M.Sc., lead author of the new paper and a geriatric psychiatrist at Michigan Medicine, said: