The Ethnogeriatric Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
; 32(1): 64-67, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1120927
ABSTRACT
Disproportionate impact of COVID-19 is another in a long line of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities throughout the many realms of health care. The reasons for the disparities are manifold, with social determinants of health contributing heavily. Older adults have been identified as being at high risk of significant complications from COVID-19, and age coupled with other factors seems to put older adults belonging to underserved minorities at greatly heightened risk of those complications. The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified yet again racial and ethnic differences in health care that still must be addressed. This will require a multi-pronged approach to move beyond identifying racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in health care to full-force design and implementation of interventions that address this important issue. The next generation of clinicians, researchers, leaders, and policymakers can help advance the cause of eliminating fundamentally unjust health disparities, and our nation's older adults should not be left behind.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Healthcare Disparities
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COVID-19
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Minority Groups
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Health Care Poor Underserved
Journal subject:
Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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