Interested in analyzing quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods data from the COVID-19 Coping Study? Looking to administer part or all of the questionnaires among a different population, language, or region? 

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​Interested collaborators should review the proposal form and confidentiality agreement:
Proposal Form
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Confidentiality Agreement
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Study information

The study methods are described in-detail in our BMJ Open protocol paper: 
​http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044965

The COVID-19 Coping Study received approval from the University of Michigan Institutional Review Board (HUM00179632). Online survey responses were collected from April 2, 2020-May 31, 2020. Monthly participant follow-up surveys were dispersed from June 2020 until April 2021. Annual surveys have been distributed since, and will conclude in the year 2025.

Online Questionnaires

Baseline Survey - English
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Baseline Survey - Español.pdf
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1-Month Follow-Up Survey
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2-Month Follow-Up Survey
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3-Month Follow-Up Survey
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4-Month Follow-Up Survey
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5-Month Follow-Up Survey
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6-Month Follow-Up Survey
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7-Month Follow-Up Survey
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8-Month Follow-Up Survey
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9-Month Follow-Up Survey
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10-Month Follow-Up Survey
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11-Month Follow-Up Survey
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12-Month Follow-Up Survey
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Semi-Structured Interviews: 2021
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24-Month Follow-Up Survey
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36-Month Follow-Up Survey
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48-Month Follow-Up Survey
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Results

 We email summary reports of survey results to participants and interested stakeholders. Please contact us if you would like a copy. We also publish our findings in academic journal articles. Here is a list of our current publications: 

2024
  • Westrick, A. C., Kobayashi, L. C., Kirch, M., Singer, D., Malani, P. N., Kullgren, J. T., Solway, E., & Finlay, J. M. (2024). The Joys and Stresses of Social Relationships and the Effect on Resiliency During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey of U.S. Older Adults. The Gerontologist, 64(7), gnad141. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad141
  • Finlay, J., Meltzer, G., O'Shea, B., Kobayashi, L. (2024). Altered place engagement since COVID-19: A multi-method study of community participation and health among older americans. Wellbeing, Space, and Society. 6:100184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2024.100184
  • Mitchell, L. L., Burns, M. K., Impellizzeri, D. K., Falso, V. R., Famularo, M., & Finlay, J. M. (2024). Identity Development and Disruption in Older Adults During COVID-19: A Longitudinal, Mixed-Methods Study. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, gbae017. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae017

2023
  • Finlay, J., Guzman, V., Meltzer, G., O’Shea, B. & Yeh, J. 2023. “I just can’t go back”: Challenging Places for Older Americans since the COVID-19 Pandemic Onset. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100381
  • Cannon, M., Bergman, L., Finlay, J. 2023. COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on Community Connections and Third Place Engagement: A Qualitative Analysis of Older Americans. Journal of Aging and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2023.2225179
  • Joseph, C. A., Kobayashi, L. C., Frain, L. N., & Finlay, J. M. 2023. "I Can't Take Any Chances": A Mixed Methods Study of Frailty, Isolation, Worry, and Loneliness Among Aging Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 42(5), 789–799. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648221147918
  • Finlay, J., Eastman, M., Kobayashi, L. 2023. “Please don’t let me become a statistic in this grocery store”: Civic engagement among older Americans since the COVID-19 pandemic onset. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116267
  • Henning-Smith, C., Meltzer, G., Kobayashi, L. C., & Finlay, J. M. 2023. Rural/urban differences in mental health and social well-being among older US adults in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Aging & mental health, 27(3), 505–511. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2060184
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2022
  • Bustamante Callejas, G., Guzman, V., Kobayashi, L., & Finlay, J. 2022. Mental health and well-being in times of COVID-19: A mixed-methods study of the role of neighborhood parks, outdoor spaces, and nature among US older adults. Health & Place. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102813
  • Finlay, J. M., Meltzer, G., Cannon, M., & Kobayashi, L. C. 2022. Aging in Place During a Pandemic: Neighborhood Engagement and Environments Since the COVID-19 Pandemic Onset. The Gerontologist, 62(4), 504–518. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab169
  • Kobayashi, L., O’Shea, B., Joseph, C., Finlay, J. 2022. Acute relationships between mental health and cognitive function during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal evidence from middle-aged and older US adults. SSM – Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100097
  • Statz, T., Kobayashi, L., & Finlay, J. 2022. 'Losing the illusion of control and predictability of life': experiences of grief and loss among ageing US Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ageing & Society. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X21001872
  • Wagner, A., Porth, J., Wu, Z., Boulton, M., Finlay, J., & Kobayashi, L. 2022. Vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent class analysis of middle-aged and older US adults. Journal of Community Health. doi: 10.1007/s10900-022-01064-w
  • Truskinovsky, Y., Finlay, J., & Kobayashi, L. 2022. Caregiving in a Pandemic: COVID-19 and the Well-being of Family Caregivers 55+ in the US. Medical Care Research and Review. doi: 10.1177/10775587211062405
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2021
  • Gallo, H., Kobayashi, L., & Finlay, J. 2021. Older Americans’ Perceptions of the Federal Government’s Pandemic Response: Voices from the COVID-19 Coping Study. Research on Aging. doi: 10.1177/01640275211062111
  • O’Shea, B., Finlay, J., Kler, J., Joseph, C., & Kobayashi, L. 2021. Loneliness among middle-aged and older US adults during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: national findings from the COVID-19 Coping Study. Public Health Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549211029965
  • Kobayashi, L., O’Shea, B., Kler, J., Nishimura, R., Palavicino-Maggio, C., Eastman, M., Vinson, Y., Finlay, J. 2021. Cohort profile: the COVID-19 Coping Study, a longitudinal mixed-methods study of middle-aged and older adults’ mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA. BMJ Open. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044965
  • Eastman, M., Finlay, J., & Kobayashi, L. 2021. Alcohol Use and Mental Health among Older American Adults during the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084222
  • Abrams, L., Finlay, J., & Kobayashi, L. 2021. Job transitions and mental health outcomes among US adults aged 55 and older during the COVID-19 outbreak. Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab060
  • Reppas-Rindlisbacher, C., Finlay, J., Mahar, A., Shailee, S., Hallet, J., Rochon, P., Kobayashi, L. 2021. COVID-19 Worries Attitudes and Mental Health Symptoms of Older Adults: Canadian and US Perspectives. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17105​
  • Finlay, J., Kler, J., O’Shea, B., Eastman, M., Vinson, Y., & Kobayashi, L. 2021. Coping during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study of older adults across the United States. Frontiers in Public Health: Aging and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.643807