Geriatric challenges in the new coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic: A systematic review.
Masoumeh Mohamadi, Azadeh Goodarzi, Armin Aryannejad, Nima Fattahi, Mahtab Alizadeh-Khoei, Shahnaz Miri, Hamidreza Hekmat, Moloud Payab, Mohammad Bodaghabadi
Abstract
More attention needs to be paid to elderly individuals in the quarantine. Social contact should be made and maintained through online facilities, media, and phone calls to ensure patients' mental health during this stressful situation. Also, they should be provided with enough food and medications by their families or friends. Also, providing social and volunteer services might play an important role in the mental health of those patients who have no social network.
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MedicinePandemicComorbidityDiseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Mental healthIntensive care medicineGeriatricsScopusMEDLINEGerontologyPsychiatryInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineLawPolitical scienceLong-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental Health