There are more than 700 million people aged 65 and over worldwide and more than 240
million of them live in the Western Pacific Region [1, 2]. This number is expected to double …

Introduction: We describe the clinical features and inpatient trajectories of older adults
hospitalized with COVID-19 and explore relationships with frailty. Methods: This …

Across the world, people have avoided seeking medical attention during the coronavirus
pandemic, resulting in a marked reduction in emergency department (ED) visits. This …

Background The real impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) on overall mortality remains uncertain as surveillance reports have attributed a …

Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in rapid reorganisations of hospital care. In our
hospital, the geriatrics team introduced the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) on the non-ICU …

Due to the prevailing pandemic of the coronavirus disease COVID-19, we are experiencing
emotional and social isolation, which negatively affects mental and physical health …

This study explored the technology learning model of the elderly in a senior learning center
under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many senior learning centers were closed …

Introduction: Older adults have the poorest coronavirus (COVID-19) prognosis with the
highest risk of death due to complications, making their COVID-19 experiences particularly …

Background Studies on age differences in emotional states during the COVID-19 pandemic
showed that older adults experienced greater emotional wellbeing compared to younger …

Aging is associated with a reduced magnitude of primary immune responses to vaccination.
mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have shown efficacy in older adults but virus variant …