Fig 1.
Timeline for recruitment and testing in the current study.
Fig 2.
Social isolation related changes in quality of life.
Pre- and post-isolation scores on four factors of the QOLI measure. These four factors were identified by O’Cleirigh and Safren [37] (N = 62). Ratings were significantly lower post-isolation for all four factors. QOLIACH = quality of life related to achievement; QOLISEP = quality of life related to self-expression, QOLIREL = quality of life related to relationships; QOLISUR = quality of life related to surroundings; QOLITOT = quality of life total score.
Table 1.
Comparison of QOLI measures before and after social isolation.
Fig 3.
(A) Rank-order plot showing change in quality of life scores as they relate to quality of life ratings going into social isolation. Participants with higher quality of life scores at the beginning of social isolation (right side of graph) showed greater isolation-induced decreases in quality of life. QOLITOTPRE = pre-isolation quality of life scores; QOLITOTDIFF = post-isolation quality of life scores = pre-isolation quality of life scores. (B) Correlation between QOLITOTPRE and QOLITOTPOST.
Fig 4.
Plot showing the significant correlation between participant age and QOLITOTDIFF.
Older participants showed greater decreases in quality life as measured by the QOLI when comparing pre and post-isolation scores.
Fig 5.
(A-C) Plots showing the relationship between baseline PROMIS mental/physical health summary scores and PACE scores and changes in QOLI. (D-F) Plots showing the relationship between changes in the PROMIS mental/physical health summary scores and PACE scores and changes in QOLI.