‘An invisible human rights crisis’: The marginalization of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic – An advocacy review
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2020Autor
D’cruz, Migita
Banerjee, Debanjan
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The world has endured over six months of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Older
adults are at disproportionate risk of severe infection and mortality. They are also vulnerable
to loneliness and social exclusion during the pandemic. Age and ageism both can act as
significant risk factors during this pandemic, increasing the physical as well as psychosocial
burden on the elderly. A review was performed in relation to the psychosocial vulnerabilities
of the older adults during the pandemic, with insights from the similar biological disasters in
the past. Besides the physiological risk, morbidities, polypharmacy and increased case fatality
rates, various social factors like lack of security, loneliness, isolation, ageism, sexism,
dependency, stigma, abuse and restriction to health care access were identified as crucial in
pandemic situation. Frailty, cognitive and sensory impairments added to the burden.
Marginalization and human rights deprivation emerged as a common pathway of suffering for
the elderly during COVID-19. The implications of the emergent themes are discussed in light
of psychosocial wellbeing and impact on the quality of life. The authors suggest potential
recommendations to mitigate this marginalization on lines of the World Health Organization
(WHO)’s concept of Healthy Ageing and the United Nations (U.N.) Sustainable
Development Goals.
Palabras clave
COVID-19; Coronavirus; Old age; Advocacy; Marginalization; Human rights; ReviewEnlace al recurso
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113369Colecciones
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