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  • Public Health
  • Infectious Diseases

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  • Older adults experienced disproportionate impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The American Geriatrics Society's 2018 White Paper on Healthy Aging outlined key domains: health promotion, injury prevention, chronic condition management, cognitive, physical, mental, and social health.
  • COVID-19 poses severe threats to health promotion and overall well-being in the elderly population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the challenges older adults faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To offer guidance and a clinical framework for healthcare professionals caring for older adults.
  • To propose strategies for enhancing healthy aging in the context of the pandemic.

Main Methods:

  • Review of challenges faced by older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Development of a clinical evaluation and screening framework for geriatrics professionals.
  • Identification of strategies to promote healthy aging.

Main Results:

  • Significant obstacles were identified for older adults across multiple health domains during the pandemic.
  • A framework for clinical assessment and screening in geriatrics care was proposed.
  • Strategies for supporting healthy aging in the era of COVID-19 were outlined.

Conclusions:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic presented unique and severe challenges to healthy aging in older adults.
  • Geriatrics healthcare professionals require specific guidance and tools to address these challenges.
  • Proactive strategies are essential to maintain and enhance the health and well-being of older adults post-pandemic.