Background and aim Public health measures used to mitigate the COVID-19 epidemic may
have unintended, detrimental consequences particularly on older adults, whose voices and …

Objectives Globally, mitigation measures during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic have focused on protecting older adults. Earlier disaster studies have shown the …

Rationale An important public health strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic was the
protection of people at risk of severe progressions of an infection; namely, older people and …

Amongst the most robust consensus related to the COVID-19 disease is that the elderly are
by far the most vulnerable population group. Hence, public authorities target older people in …

Background In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the UK
government introduced social distancing measures and identified specific populations at …

Background Older adults have proven their ability to overcome adversities throughout their
life. This study aims to assess the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on older adultsʼ …

Background Little is known about effects of COVID-19 lockdown on psychosocial factors,
health and lifestyle in older adults, particularly those aged over 80 years, despite the risks …

Emerging data show that the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 are being
disproportionately borne by individuals who are not only biologically, but also socially …

Background Older individuals are at increased risk of a severe and lethal course of COVID-
19. They have typically been advised to practice particularly restrictive social distancing …

Existing theories of aging suggest that there may be similarities and differences in how
COVID-19 impacts older people's psychosocial adaptation compared to younger age …