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Promoting Healthy Aging During COVID-19 |
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| Authors: | John A Batsis MD AGSF Kathryn Daniel PhD AGSF Elizabeth Eckstrom MD MPH Kady Goldlist MD Halina Kusz MD AGSF Douglas Lane PhD ABPP Julia Loewenthal MD Patrick P Coll MD AGSF Susan M Friedman MD MPH AGSF |
| Institution: | 1. Division of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, and Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA;2. College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA;3. Division of General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA;4. Division of Aging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
The Quimby Center for Geriatric Care, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA;5. Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, McLaren Flint Campus, Flint, Michigan, USA;6. VA Puget Sound HCS, University of Washington Department of Psychiatry, Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing, Tacoma, Washington, USA;7. Division of Aging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;8. Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, Connecticut, USA Department of Family Medicine, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA;9. Division of Geriatrics and Aging, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA |
| Abstract: | Older adults have been markedly impacted by the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. The American Geriatrics Society previously published a White Paper on Healthy Aging in 2018 that focused on a number of domains that are core to healthy aging in older adults: health promotion, injury prevention, and managing chronic conditions; cognitive health; physical health; mental health; and social health. The potentially devastating consequences of COVID-19 on health promotion are recognized. The purpose of this article is multifold. First, members of the Healthy Aging Special Interest Group will present the significant difficulties and obstacles faced by older adults during this unprecedented time. Second, we provide guidance to practicing geriatrics healthcare professionals overseeing the care of older adults. We provide a framework for clinical evaluation and screening related to the five aforementioned domains that uniquely impact older adults. Last, we provide strategies that could enhance healthy aging in the era of COVID-19. |
| Keywords: | older adults healthy aging COVID-19 |