Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness
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