COVID-19 and older people in Asia: Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia calls to actions.
Geriatr Gerontol Int
; 20(6): 547-558, 2020 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-998919
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has casted a huge impact on global public health and the economy. In this challenging situation, older people are vulnerable to the infection and the secondary effects of the pandemic and need special attention. To evaluate the impacts of COVID-19 on older people, it is important to balance the successful pandemic control and active management of secondary consequences. These considerations are particularly salient in the Asian context, with its diversity among countries in terms of sociocultural heritage, healthcare setup and availability of resources. Thus, the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia summarized the considerations of Asian countries focusing on responses and difficulties in each country, impacts of health inequity related to the COVID-19 pandemic and proposed recommendations for older people, which are germane to the Asian context. More innovative services should be developed to address the increasing demands for new approaches to deliver healthcare in these difficult times and to establish resilient healthcare systems for older people. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 9999 n/a-n/a.
Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Aging
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Geriatric Assessment
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Communicable Disease Control
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Coronavirus Infections
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Sarcopenia
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Geriatr Gerontol Int
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ggi.13939
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