ABSTRACT
Postcovid syndrome affects 5-20% of all patients with symp-tomatic Covid-I9 infection, resulting in temporary or perma-nent disability for next weeks or months. The commonest syn-dromes after long Covid-I9, (or chronic fatigue syndrome after Covid, or as synonymum postcovid syndrome) are psychic or psychosomatic disorders known under the name Depression and Anxiety Syndrome. After the unrest and armed conflicts during the Covid era, clients or patients, mainly migrants of war, are also exposed to chronic post trauma syndrome related to previous or recent de-struction of infrastructure, temporary homelesness and escape from affected regions/country. Cumulation of those 2 syndro-mes may have devastating consequences to both, individual health and economic losses due to permanent working and eco-nomy disabilities and consumption of health and social funds. After the unrest and armed conflicts during Covid era,clients or patients, mainly migrants of war, are also exposed to chronic post trauma syndrome related to previous or recent destruction of infrastructure, temporary homelesness and escape from af-fected regions/country.
ABSTRACT
Senior population is one of major social work and healthcare issues in highly developed countries. The aim of this study was assessing the late psychosocial consequences in seniors in Vienna and Bratislava after the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemics. The results suggest that elderly patients in contrast to children and adolescents suffer significantly more late psychosocial consequences after having coronavirus acute or chronic disease.
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During the first and second wave of Covid-19 pandemics, Balkan countries were among the least affected areas of Europe, especially those having islands as naturally protected quarantine environment (Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Malta), as well as countries with less tourism in Spring such as Montenegro, Albania, and Bulgaria. Therefore, the health care system was not overwhelmed by Covid-19 infected patients and was able to continue on normal outpatient and inpatient bases. This pilot population-based study in rural Albania shows only a low and temporary break of health and social services for just 1 month during the first wave, in April 2020.
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An example of Covid-19 free groups of seniors-elderly social work clients in three semi-urban environments in Central Eastern Europe is presented. During the major peak of the pandemics, all clients remained Covid-19 free due to the life island policy characterized by semi-quarantine, due to incentive and social policies as well as initial testing.