Geriatrik Bilimler Dergisi
Yazarlar: Isıl KALELI
Konular:Tıp
DOI:10.47141/geriatrik.769741
Anahtar Kelimeler:Older adults,Gerontology,Interventions,Pandemic,COVID-19
Özet: During the COVID-19 pandemic, age-related COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates have increased; especially comorbidity has accelerated this increase. It is known that physical, psychological, and social factors -that increase fragility affect older people more than other age groups during the pandemic. Older people have been stigmatized in the community due to their increasing need for intensive care beds and healthcare resources, and they're seen as virus spreaders. All these grounds have brought out obligations to carry out interventions for older adults during the pandemic. In this review article, the interventions can be made subject to older people and discussed in terms of individual, social, healthcare service providers, and decision-makers in gerontological theories.