Older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic – Forgotten and stigmatized

During the current worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, older adults are particularly excluded from in-person society. This essay presents current discussions around self-perceptions and external perceptions of aging during this health crisis. Viewing older adults primarily as members of a risk group hinders recognition of the individuality of millions of older adults worldwide. Social workers should remain aware of the diverse aspects of aging when working with older adults during this pandemic

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Older people · Pandemic · Perception · Psychiatry · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Social isolation · Aging and Gerontology Research · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Virology · Gerontology

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• A Scoping Review to Guide Social Work Policy-Practice for Pandemic Recovery

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• Mechanisms behind Covid-19 scepticism among socially marginalised individuals in Europe

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• Loneliness and social isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

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• Covid ‐19 and Older Adults

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• In care and digitally savvy? Modern ICT use in long-term care institutions

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• Help From and Help to Neighbors Among Older Adults in Europe

  Open Access•Alexander Seifert, Ronny König•Frontiers in Sociology•2019

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• A Double Burden of Exclusion? Digital and Social Exclusion of Older Adults in Times of Covid-19

  Open Access•Alexander Seifert, Shelia R Cotten et al.•The Journals of Gerontology…•2020

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• We Are Staying at Home.” Association of Self-perceptions of Aging, Personal and Family Resources, and Loneliness With Psychological Distress During the Lock-Down Period of Covid-19

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• Social work and Covid-19 pandemic

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• Covid-19 and older adults in Africa

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