The elderly as a population vulnerable to Covid-19

Authors

  • Antonio Luis Martínez-Martínez Profesor Doctor. Departamento de Sociología. Universidad de Murcia, España.
  • Juan Antonio Clemente Soler Profesor Doctor. Departamento de Sociología. Universidad de Murcia, España.
  • David Rodríguez Guillén Doctor. Parlamento Europeo. Bruselas, Bélgica.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2020v23i0p365-378

Keywords:

Covid-19, Senior residences, Negative feelings.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to carry out an analysis on the Covid-19, focusing attention on the group of older people and particularly on nursing homes as the main victims of the pandemic. To prepare this theoretical review, we have carried out and exhaustive search of scientific literature, which deals with Covid-19, elderly people, nursing homes and main negative feelings experienced during confinement.

 

Author Biographies

Antonio Luis Martínez-Martínez, Profesor Doctor. Departamento de Sociología. Universidad de Murcia, España.

Profesor Doctor. Departamento de Sociología Universidad de Murcia, España.

 

Juan Antonio Clemente Soler, Profesor Doctor. Departamento de Sociología. Universidad de Murcia, España.

Profesor Doctor. Departamento de Sociología. Universidad de Murcia, España.

 

David Rodríguez Guillén, Doctor. Parlamento Europeo. Bruselas, Bélgica.

Doctor. Parlamento Europeo. Bruselas, Bélgica.

 

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Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

Martínez-Martínez, A. L., Clemente Soler, J. A., & Rodríguez Guillén, D. (2020). The elderly as a population vulnerable to Covid-19. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 23, 365–378. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2020v23i0p365-378

Issue

Vol. 23 (2020): NÚMERO ESPECIAL 28 - COVID-19 e o Envelhecimento

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Papers

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