Tailoring interventions for social isolation among older persons during the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges and pathways to healthcare equity.
Int J Equity Health
; 20(1): 26, 2021 01 08.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1015874
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Social isolation among older adults raises major issues for equity in healthcare in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. MAIN TEXT This commentary describes current challenges in preventing social isolation among older adults and proposes pathways to develop inclusive approaches to intervention in this vulnerable population. Building interventions that take account of structural inequities among older persons, as well as their subjective experiences, expectations and perspectives, appears fundamental to improve their health and quality of life in pandemic and post-pandemic contexts.CONCLUSIONS:
We argue that equity-based and person-centered approaches are critical to counter the negative outcomes of social isolation in the vulnerable older population.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Social Isolation
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Health Equity
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Equity Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12939-020-01360-8
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