3 years of experience in combating the pandemic has shown that elderly people burdened with chronic somatic diseases are the most vulnerable risk group for the development of severe course and complications of COVID-19. Objectives: To study the impact of COVID-19 on the...
Death rates from COVID-19 were highest among those aged 75 and older -- highlighting the impact the virus has had on the elderly population. However, the gap between death rates among racial/ethnic groups shrunk from 2022 to 2023. In 2022, the COVID death rate for whit...
Article Open access 13 March 2024 Introduction Community participation through volunteering has been essential in the collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic, from compliance with lockdowns to providing community support in conjunction with public agencies and community organisations (Marston et al....
older adults with HD commonly visited the ED because of chronic pain (82.8%), frailty (77.9%), trouble falling/staying asleep (73.2%), hypertension (67.4%), and arthritis (60.1%), all of which were 1.5-times more likely in these adults ...
that it’s a disease mainly in the elderly, kind of like flu is, although a bit different than that.” –Bill Gates • After nearly three years, Bill Gates admits, correctly, that SARS-CoV-2 is as virulent as influenza. When other people stated that CV19 had a low Case Fatality Ra...
The return of the elderly to the workforce will be motivated by the increased difficulty in fulfilling their retirement plans, in general, and also by the sense of helping society with their experience [60,61]. This trend produces a significant impact on society since organizations can continue ...
Death rates from COVID-19 were highest among those aged 75 and older -- highlighting the impact the virus has had on the elderly population. However, the gap between death rates among racial/ethnic groups shrunk from 2022 to 2023.
Elderly respondents could have experienced mandatory vaccination according to the former Immunization Act. In contrast, younger people might not have enough vaccination experience to have developed a trust in vaccine safety and efficacy. Younger respondents who disagreed being vaccinated were more likely ...
Drug interactions for elderly with respiratory disorders and times of COVID-19: a systematic scoping review Background: The elderly people have high morbimortality associated with respiratory disorders, in addition to the presence of other safety risk factors, su... M Forgerini,G Schiavo,RC Lucch...
70.1% of the total deaths occurred within the first 90days.#Elderly patients with hip fractures experienced high mortality rates before and during the pandemic. This study demonstrates that the 1-year mortality rates of geriatric hip fractures were not significantly affected by the pandemic. The ...