Koronabibliotek

Using telehealth groups to combat loneliness in older adults through COVID-19

The letter briefs about the effectiveness of telehealth groups to combat loneliness in older adults through COVID-19. Few group interventions have been developed and validated to help alleviate loneliness in older adults. One psychosocial intervention tha...

Trends in Mortality Rates Among Medicare Enrollees With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Before and During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally altered the delivery of health care in the United States. The associations between these COVID-19-related changes and outcomes in vulnerable patients, such as among persons with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (...

Trapped in Place: A Systematic Review of Elder Abuse During the COVID-19 Era

Prior to COVID-19, an estimated 1 in 10 adults age >= 60 years experienced abuse annually in the United States. Social isolation is a known risk factor for elder abuse. To understand the possible contributing factors to a reported increase in elder abuse ...

The Ups and Downs of Daily Life During COVID-19: Age Differences in Affect, Stress, and Positive Events

Past research has linked older age with greater emotional well-being and decreased reactivity to stressors, but it is unknown whether age-related advantages in emotional well-being are maintained in the wake of COVID-19. We examined age differences in exp...

The Importance of Physical Activity to Care for Frail Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

as COVID-19 restrictions vary by country for older adults, research and data collection must be encouraged around the world. A collective effort could help to monitor the changes in physical function and to determine which physical activity practice more ...

The impact of nutrition on COVID-19 susceptibility and long-term consequences

While all groups are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the elderly, underrepresented minorities, and those with underlying medical conditions are at the greatest risk. The high rate of consumption of diets high in saturated fats, sugars, and refined carb...

The impact of covid-19 pandemic on people with mild cognitive impairment/dementia and on their caregivers

Background The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first detected in Mainland China in December 2019, and soon it spread throughout the world, with multiple physical and psychological consequences across the affected populations. Aims The aim of the ...

The impact of a global pandemic on people living with dementia and their care partners: Analysis of 417 lived experience reports

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the physical and emotional health of older adults living with dementia and their care partners. Objective: Using a patient-centered approach, we explored the experiences and needs of people living with dement...

Separate and Unequal: A Time to Reimagine Dementia

The rapid emergence of COVID-19 has had far-reaching effects across all sectors of health and social care, but none more so than for residential long-term care homes. Mortality rates of older people with dementia in residential long-term care homes have b...

Risk of mortality in elderly coronavirus disease 2019 patients with mental health disorders: A nationwide retrospective study in south korea

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the different clinical characteristics among elderly coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with and without mental disorders in South Korea and determine if these characteristics have an association with u...

Protecting older adults during social distancing

The article discusses the issues related to adults over the age of 65, who may be less comfortable with virtual solutions for the protection of COVID-19. We must work to prevent social distancing from becoming social isolation among this vulnerable group....

Prevalence of domestic violence in a time of catastrophic disease outbreaks including COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review protocol

BACKGROUND: Domestic violence is a public health issue that has a long-term and irreversible effect on the victims. There are vulnerable groups like children, women, and elders. The problem becomes worse for these populations in the time of catastrophic e...

Policy Brief: Covid-19 and the Need for action on Mental Health

Pandemi og krisepsykologi : Psykososiale utfordringer og støttetiltak

Koronapandemien har vist oss at inngripende smittetiltak og nedstenginger av samfunn har store psykososiale konsekvenser. Denne boken gir en praksisnær beskrivelse av aktuelle psykososiale utfordringer og tilhørende støttetiltak under en pandemi. Boken er...

Outbreak of COVID-19 at three nursing homes in Bergen

BACKGROUND: Nursing home residents are generally old and frail, and at high risk that COVID-19 will take a serious course. Outbreaks of COVID-19 have not previously been described in Norway, and it is important to identify mechanisms for spread of the inf...

Older people and COVID-19: Isolation, risk and ageism

Older Adults and the Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted communities throughout the United States and worldwide. While the implications of the concomitant economic downturn for older adults are just beginning to be recognized, past experience suggests that the consequences cou...

Nursing homes or abandoned castles: COVID-19 in Italy

In May 2020, during the first wave of COVID-19, we described Italian retirement homes (particularly in northern Italy) as besieged castles. 1  These homes were in difficult times with no visitors allowed and a very high number of deaths, but overall they ...

Mental health of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from history to guide our future

Our response to COVID-19 for older adults can borrow general mental health recommendations from historic pandemic influenza preparedness initiatives including a focus on strengthening social networks and community support, communication networks, directiv...

Mental health in elderly spanish people in times of covid-19 outbreak

BACKGROUND: We aim to assess COVID-19 outbreak-related emotional symptoms, identify gender differences, and study the relationship between the emotional state and environmental features in the elderly. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study startin...