Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 on Elderly/Senior Population

Senior population is one of major social work and healthcare issues in highly developed countries. The aim of this study was assessing the late psychosocial consequences in seniors in Vienna and Bratislava after the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemics. The results suggest that elderly p...

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Published inClinical social work journal / CWS Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 8 - 12
Main Authors Bevelaqua, A., Miklosko, C., Olah, M., Kovac, R., Horvatova, E., Ondrusova, Z., Magyarova, G., Vrankova, E., Igliarova, B., Haluskova, E., Gombita, P., Vladarova, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 26.11.2021
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Summary:Senior population is one of major social work and healthcare issues in highly developed countries. The aim of this study was assessing the late psychosocial consequences in seniors in Vienna and Bratislava after the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemics. The results suggest that elderly patients in contrast to children and adolescents suffer significantly more late psychosocial consequences after having coronavirus acute or chronic di- sease.
ISSN:2222-386X
2076-9741
DOI:10.22359/cswhi_12_4_0