COVID-19 and quarantine, a catalyst for ageism

N Barth, J Guyot, SA Fraser, M Lagacé… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In February 2021, France had more than 76,000 deaths due to COVID-19 and older adults
were heavily affected. Most measures taken to reduce the impact of COVID-19 (quarantine …

Recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): resisting ageism and recommitting to a productive aging perspective

N Morrow-Howell, E Gonzales - Public Policy & Aging Report, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In a section of the New York Times written for children in regards to coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19), there were comments from children who were missing out on important …

Aging and COVID-19: Lessons learned

WM Lim, C Bowman - Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aging continues irrespective of event, location, and time; it is a process that does not stop or
pause. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the community of …

There is nothing new under the sun: Ageism and intergenerational tension in the age of the COVID-19 outbreak

L Ayalon - International psychogeriatrics, 2020 - cambridge.org
At the time of this writing, 203 countries and territories have been affected by the COVID-19
outbreak (Worldometer, 2020 a). Older adults, in particular, are negatively impacted by this …

The COVID-19 pandemic and older adults: Institutionalised ageism or pragmatic policy?

S Harper - Journal of Population Ageing, 2020 - Springer
Akinola (2020) writing for the World Economic Forum similarly stated that “.. even before the
pandemic, reports showed that many older adults were already more socially isolated and …

COVID-19 and its impacts on older adults: global perspectives

D Gu, Q Feng - The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2021 - academic.oup.com
As of May 1, 2021, the number of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases
worldwide hit more than 150 million, with over 3.1 million deaths; the World Health …

[HTML][HTML] Aging during the pandemic: untangling the complexities of COVID-19 and geriatric care

K Su, K Jin - Aging and Disease, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges to the global healthcare
system, with the elderly population being particularly vulnerable. This comprehensive review …

Ageism and older people's health and well-being during the COVID-19-pandemic: The moderating role of subjective aging

AE Kornadt, I Albert, M Hoffmann, E Murdock… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
In the Covid-19 pandemic, being older means being in a special focus: Probabilities for
severe infections and mortality rise with increasing age and protective measures for this …

Are you OK, Boomer? Intensification of ageism and intergenerational tensions on social media amid COVID-19

BA Meisner - Leisure in the Time of Coronavirus, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Social media is a useful tool for connecting with family, friends and others while physically
distancing and self-isolating due to COVID-19. Simultaneously, it is being used for purposes …

The COVID-19 pandemic exposes limited understanding of ageism

L Reynolds - Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
During the COVID-19 pandemic, justification for orders to shelter in place have emphasized
the vulnerability of older people. Although other at-risk groups were sometimes mentioned …