[Specially protected or stereotyped? How persons older than 65 years experienced the COVID-19 pandemic].

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the COVID-19 pandemic, in Switzerland people aged 65+ years were categorized as a high-risk group, as they are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 due to higher rates of underlying health conditions. This focused attention on older adults, mostly with respect to frailty and helplessness. What is lacking is older adults' subjective views, including their state of mind and their experiences.

Objective

This study explores the subjective view of older adults and aims to examine their everyday coping during the pandemic, particularly the concrete impacts on their lives, their self-assessment as a vulnerable group, and fears about COVID-19.

Material and methods

The longitudinal study was conducted from April to June 2020 using a mixed methods design comprising b

SUBMITTER: Aversa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9517977 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature