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COVID-19 and Older People in Asia: AWGS Calls to Actions

Issued Date

2020-01-01

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Review

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14470594
14441586

DOI

10.1111/ggi.13939

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2-s2.0-85084452785

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Mahidol University

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SCOPUS

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Geriatrics and Gerontology International. (2020)

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Wee Shiong Lim, Chih Kuang Liang, Prasert Assantachai, Tung Wai Auyeung, Lin Kang, Wei Ju Lee, Jae Young Lim, Ken Sugimoto, Masahiro Akishita, Shu Lih Chia, Ming Yueh Chou, Yew Yoong Ding, Katsuya Iijima, Hak Chul Jang, Shuji Kawashima, Miji Kim, Taro Kojima, Masafumi Kuzuya, Jenny Lee, Sang Yoon Lee, Yunhwan Lee, Li Ning Peng, Ninie Y. Wang, Yin Wei Wang, Chang Won Won, Jean Woo, Liang Kung Chen, Hidenori Arai COVID-19 and Older People in Asia: AWGS Calls to Actions. Geriatrics and Gerontology International. (2020). doi:10.1111/ggi.13939 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/56333

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COVID-19 and Older People in Asia: AWGS Calls to Actions

Author(s)

Wee Shiong Lim
 Chih Kuang Liang
 Prasert Assantachai
 Tung Wai Auyeung
 Lin Kang
 Wei Ju Lee
 Jae Young Lim
 Ken Sugimoto
 Masahiro Akishita
 Shu Lih Chia
 Ming Yueh Chou
 Yew Yoong Ding
 Katsuya Iijima
 Hak Chul Jang
 Shuji Kawashima
 Miji Kim
 Taro Kojima
 Masafumi Kuzuya
 Jenny Lee
 Sang Yoon Lee
 Yunhwan Lee
 Li Ning Peng
 Ninie Y. Wang
 Yin Wei Wang
 Chang Won Won
 Jean Woo
 Liang Kung Chen
 Hidenori Arai

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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
 Seoul Metropolitan Government - Seoul National University Borame Medical Center
 National Yang-Ming University Taiwan
 Ajou University, School of Medicine
 National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology - National Institute for Longevity Sciences
 University of Tokyo
 Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung Taiwan
 Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
 Osaka University Faculty of Medicine
 Veterans General Hospital-Taipei
 Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
 Peking Union Medical College Hospital
 Chinese University of Hong Kong
 Tan Tock Seng Hospital
 Kyung Hee University
 Pinetree Care Group
 Ministry of Health and Welfare

Abstract

This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has casted a huge impact on global public health and economy. In this challenging situation, older people are vulnerable to the infection and the secondary effects of the pandemic and need special attentions. To evaluate the impacts of COVID-19 on older people, it is important to balance the successful pandemic control and active management of secondary consequences. These considerations are especially salient in the Asian context, with its diversity among countries in terms of sociocultural heritage, healthcare setup and availability of resources. Thus, the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia summarized the considerations of Asian countries focusing on responses and difficulties in each country, impacts of health inequity related to COVID-19 pandemic and proposed recommendations for older people which are germane to the Asian context. More innovative services should be developed to address the increasing demands for new approaches to deliver health care in the difficult times and to establish resilient health care systems for older people. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Medicine
 Nursing
 Social Sciences

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https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/56333

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