Health and Well-Being of Older People in an Era of COVID-19
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 108948
Special Issue Editors
Interests: healthy ageing; well-being; caregiving; dementia care; ethnic minority ageing; rural ageing
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Interests: ageing; health inequalities; health behavior; cancer screening; social isolation; loneliness
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Although the epidemiology of the current global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to emerge, those at high risk for severe illness include older adults with multimorbidity and persons living in residential care facilities (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html). A broad range of areas relating to the health and well-being of older people are potentially affected by the pandemic and societal responses to it. Examples of relevant issues include the impact of social distancing policies on older people, and community and neighbourhood support efforts for older citizens; the experiences of front-line health and social care providers working with older patients; coping strategies and needs among family caregivers of older adults; selfcare practices of older people to maintain personal health during lockdown; social determinants of morbidity and mortality outcomes for older COVID-19 patients; the use of telecommunications and robotic technology to help care home residents stay in touch; and factors that predict emotional resilience among older adults during the pandemic.
The goal of this Special Issue is to identify vulnerabilities and risks posed by COVID-19 to older people’s health and well-being, and its impacts on their carers. It aims to provide wide-ranging reports of the experience and effectiveness with older adults of public health strategies adopted to manage the pandemic.
Prof. Catherine Hennessy
Dr. Elaine Douglas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- health
- well-being
- older adult
- COVID-19
- selfcare practice
- social isolation
- caregiving
- communications technology
- resilience
- residential care facility
- multimorbidity
- frailty
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