Relationships between pre-pandemic mental health, sociodemographic factors and health behaviours in older adults during the acute onset of COVID-19 in Australia: A descriptive analysis

• Nicole Lovato ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Nicole.lovato@flinders.edu.au

  ¶‡ These authors share first authorship on this work.

  Affiliations Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health Clinic, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8990-6658

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• Sarah L. Appleton ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Nicole.lovato@flinders.edu.au

  ¶‡ These authors share first authorship on this work.

  Affiliation Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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• Amy C. Reynolds,

  Roles Conceptualization, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health Clinic, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia

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• Tiffany K. Gill,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2822-2436

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• Sean Martin,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Respiratory and Sleep Services, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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• Gary A. Wittert,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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• Robert J. Adams

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health Clinic, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia, Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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