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Public Health"],"abstract":"<jats:sec><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>To examine the association between perceived changes in daily routines due to the COVID-19 pandemic and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among community-dwelling adults aged 75 and older in Spain, through a gender-stratified analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Cross-sectional, community-based, multicentre study using baseline data from the CUIDAMOS+75 cohort.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 1,072 older adults over 75 from 11 Spanish regions were interviewed between June 2022 and June 2023. Data on SARS-CoV-2 exposure, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and perceived changes in daily routines (basic-needs, healthcare and social routines) were collected. HRQoL was measured using the EQ-5D-5L utility index. Gender-stratified linear regression models were used to examine associations between changes in routines and HRQoL.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Over half of the participants (52%) reported considerable changes in their daily routines due to the pandemic, especially in social routines (48%). Women reported more frequent changes across all routine types. Although women had lower overall HRQoL scores, changes in routines were more strongly associated with poorer HRQoL among men, particularly when healthcare routines were affected. Among women, significant associations were observed for disruptions in combined basic and social routines as well as when all three routine types were simultaneously affected. 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