MDD and anxiety are the most prevalent disorders in this age group [6]. Some studies have observed that anxiety increases death’s risk associated with several comorbidities in people over 75 years old [27]. Without vaccines or specific treatment for COVID-19, isolation has become the most ...
COVID-19 took a heavy toll on older adults. In Belgium, by the end of August, 93% of deaths due to COVID-19 were aged 65 or older. Similar trends were observed in other countries. As a consequence, older adults were identified as a group at risk, and str
The second goal of this study was to determine if adolescents between 15 and 17 years old felt higher levels of frustration than adolescents between 12 and 14 years old. The third goal was to determine if adolescents between 15 and 17 years old also reported higher levels of depressive symptom...
UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that older people, like everyone else in the world, have the same rights to life and health amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "No person, young or old, is expendable. Older people have the same rig...
it hijacks itscellular processesto produce masses of new viruses, which the cell eventually releases—ready to infect the next cell in the body or other people via droplets from sneezing or coughing. While the new coronavirus has been observed to invade cells in both young and old people, the...
et al. Psychological well-being among older adults during the COVID-19 outbreak: a comparative study of the young-old and the old-old adults. Int. Psychogeriatr. 32, 1365–1370 (2020). Article Google Scholar Wolfson, J. A., Garcia, T. & Leung, C. W. Food insecurity is associated...
MACAO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Two women aged 94 and 100 have died after testing positive for COVID-19 in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) , according to the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center of Macao on Sunday. ...
Indeed, the common perception of Asian Americans as the "model minority," excelling and assimilating, has led many people to not view them as marginalized at all. This dynamic often excludes them from diversity initiatives, leading...
Niel Hens3,4 and Jacco Wallinga1,5 Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing measures were imposed to protect the popula- tion from exposure, especially older adults and people with frailty, who have the highest risk for severe outc...
Since cardiometabolic disease is most common in people over 50 and risk of developing it increases as people get older, it is conceivable that underlying CV and metabolic comorbidities, i.e., hypertension, ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, stroke, and diabetes, contribute to unfavorable ...