Gerontological Intervention Recommendations for COVID-19 Pandemic

Öz

During the COVID-19 pandemic, age-related COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates have increased; especially comorbidity has accelerated this increase. It is known that physical, psychological, and social factors -that increase fragility affect older people more than other age groups during the pandemic. Older people have been stigmatized in the community due to their increasing need for intensive care beds and healthcare resources, and they're seen as virus spreaders. All these grounds have brought out obligations to carry out interventions for older adults during the pandemic. In this review article, the interventions can be made subject to older people and discussed in terms of individual, social, healthcare service providers, and decision-makers in gerontological theories.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Older adults
• gerontology
• interventions
• pandemic
• COVID-19

COVID-19 Pandemisine Yönelik Gerontolojik Müdahale Önerileri

Öz

COVID-19 pandemisinde yaşa bağlı hastalık insidansı ve ölüm oranlarının artış gösterdiği; özellikle komorbiditenin bu artışı hızlandırdığı; kırılganlığı arttıran fiziksel, psikolojik ve sosyal etkenlerin, pandemi döneminde yaşlı bireyleri diğer yaş gruplarına göre daha çok etkilediği bilinmektedir. Yoğun bakıma yatış oranlarındaki artışın sebep olduğu yoğun bakım yatak doluluk oranlarındaki yükselme; sağlık hizmet kaynaklarına daha fazla ihtiyaç duymaları; üstelik virüs bulaş kaynağı olarak görülmeleri yaşlı bireylerin toplum tarafından damgalanmalarıyla sonuçlanmıştır. Tüm bu gerekçeler pandemi döneminde yaşlı bireylere yönelik intervensiyonları (müdahale) zorunlu hale getirmiştir. Bu makalede yaşlı bireylere yönelik yapılabilecek müdahaleler, dayandırıldıkları gerontolojik teoriler ışığında bireysel, toplumsal, sağlık bakım hizmet sunucuları ve karar vericiler açısından ele alınmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yaşlılar
• gerontoloji
• intervensiyon
• pandemi
• COVID-19

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