Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 23 Sayı: 4 Sayfa Aralığı: 419 - 423 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.179 İndeks Tarihi: 04-11-2021

IMPACT OF COVID-19 AMONG THE ELDERLY POPULATION

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Humanity worldwide experienced an unprecedented, tremendous changesince the end of 2019 and some scholars use the term “new normal” for our currentstate. A coronavirus disease outbreak occurred in December 2019, which wasoriginated from Wuhan city of Hubei province in the People’s Republic of Chinaand erupted into an international public health emergency in a month. It is clearthat the elderly population is at a significantly higher risk of the severe outcomeof COVID-19 and has the greatest risk of mortality. Since the early stages of thepandemic several measures adopted including social distancing, promoting stayinghome, cancellation of mass gatherings, and school closures, larger containmentprocesses (such as entire towns or cities) to control the spread of the disease,and mitigate the negative consequences. At the same time, these measures havesignificant effects on the health of the elderly. An action in solidarity is needed toprevent the further community spread of the virus, protecting older people livingalone in the community, as well as supporting all health and social care workers. Inthese difficult times, the elder people should not neglect or underestimate theirown health problems and cling to life. They should keep in mind that; they arevery valuable to their loved ones. Additionally, during the post-pandemic period,permanent problems may arise in adults in the older age group, which differ greatlyfrom adults. It is necessary to be ready to deal with this, which depends on solvingforeseeable problems.
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ISNAD İlgili, Önder - Kutsal, Yeşim Gökçe. "IMPACT OF COVID-19 AMONG THE ELDERLY POPULATION". (2020), 419-423. https://doi.org/10.31086/tjgeri.2020.179
APA İlgili Ö, Kutsal Y (2020). IMPACT OF COVID-19 AMONG THE ELDERLY POPULATION. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, 23(4), 419 - 423. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.179
Chicago İlgili Önder,Kutsal Yeşim Gökçe IMPACT OF COVID-19 AMONG THE ELDERLY POPULATION. Türk Geriatri Dergisi 23, no.4 (2020): 419 - 423. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.179
MLA İlgili Önder,Kutsal Yeşim Gökçe IMPACT OF COVID-19 AMONG THE ELDERLY POPULATION. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, vol.23, no.4, 2020, ss.419 - 423. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.179
AMA İlgili Ö,Kutsal Y IMPACT OF COVID-19 AMONG THE ELDERLY POPULATION. Türk Geriatri Dergisi. 2020; 23(4): 419 - 423. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.179
Vancouver İlgili Ö,Kutsal Y IMPACT OF COVID-19 AMONG THE ELDERLY POPULATION. Türk Geriatri Dergisi. 2020; 23(4): 419 - 423. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.179
IEEE İlgili Ö,Kutsal Y "IMPACT OF COVID-19 AMONG THE ELDERLY POPULATION." Türk Geriatri Dergisi, 23, ss.419 - 423, 2020. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.179
ISNAD İlgili, Önder - Kutsal, Yeşim Gökçe. "IMPACT OF COVID-19 AMONG THE ELDERLY POPULATION". Türk Geriatri Dergisi 23/4 (2020), 419-423. https://doi.org/10.31086/tjgeri.2020.179