THE EFFECT OF FEAR OF COVID-19 AND SOCIAL ISOLATION ON THE FRAGILITY IN THE ELDERLY

METE B., TANIR F., Kanat C.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.24, sa.1, ss.23-31, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.31086/tjgeri.2021.196
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.23-31
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pandemics, Frail Elderly, Social Isolation, FRAILTY, IMPACT, LONG
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: The most important matter on which a consensus is built about COVID-19 disease is that the elderly are one of the most vulnerable risk groups. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fragility of the elderly.