Since December 2019, the world has been experiencing the challenge of facing coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), a severe infectious disease caused by the n
"Winter is also the peak season of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases among the elderly. With the spread of COVID-19, the number of elderly deaths is relatively high, and we are attaching greater significance to protecting elderly patients and saving their lives," she said. On Dec 7, Ch...
In northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 101-year-old woman He Cui recovered from COVID-19 after 10 days of medical treatment. Her daughter Li Ti, described the recovery of the elderly woman, who has underlying conditions such as hypertension, as "miraculous". China has managed...
As Palgi, Shrira, and Shmotkin (2015) have noted, the elderly may be vulnerable or resilient and may have developed sufficient coping skills from previous and ongoing traumas and loss. The purpose of this study was to measure the differential COVID-19 mental health impact, over and beyond...
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WASHINGTON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Since the COVID-19 epidemic broke out in a large scale in the United States, the highly infectious virus has dealt a blow to almost every corner of society and business. As more data becomes available, a painful truth has revealed: the elderly and ethnic ...
The coefficient estimate on the local excess mortality is negative, while the one on contagion is positive, both being statistically significant. On the one hand, psychotropic drugs consumption represents concomitant therapies in neuro-degenerative disorder treatments and in the elderly in general32,33,...
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a significant burden to those with language barriers, learning difficulties, and digital illiteracy. In particular, such a barrier affects the elderly or older adults as they may be reluctant to use digital/online platforms for healthcare services. They remain a vulnerable group amid the COVID-19...
COVID-19 tended to kill the elderly, while the 1918 flu was unusually deadly for adults under 40.Throughout the 19th century, the death rate was about 25 deaths in 1,000 people. In 2019 the city logged six deaths in 1,000 residents, and this rose to more than nine deaths in 1,000...