March 25, 2020

COVID-19: Active measures to support community-dwelling older adults.

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

• The authors advocate for practical information to be provided to community-dwelling adults to help maintain appropriate community action levels.  Elderly community-dwelling adults are at elevated risk for social isolation, and may suffer adverse effects without maintained social ties.

Kuwahara et al. (March 20, 2020). COVID-19: Active measures to support community-dwelling older adults. Travel Med Infect Dis.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101638