COVID-19 Pandemisinde Yaşlı Olmak

Year 2022, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 114 - 124, 06.04.2022

Sevilay Hintistan , Aynur Cin

https://doi.org/10.38108/ouhcd.957514

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Aniden ortaya çıkan, tsunamiye benzetilen, milyonlarca insanı enfekte eden/öldüren ve tüm dünyaya yayılan COVID-19, 11 Mart 2020’de DSÖ tarafından “pandemi” olarak kabul edilmiştir. Dünyayı durma noktasına getiren ve toplumları alt üst eden COVID-19’un etkileri halen devam etmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı COVID-19 pandemisinin yaşlılar üzerindeki etkileri, pandemide yaşlıların bakımı ve korunması ile ilgili literatür bilgisinin derlenmesidir. COVID-19 özellikle yaşlılarda fiziksel, psikolojik ve sosyal değişikliklere yol açmıştır. Yaşlılar, COVID-19 nedeni ile bakım ve tedaviye ulaşmada güçlük yaşamış, ağır semptomlar deneyimlemiş, yoğun bakım ihtiyaçları artmış, yoğun bakım ünitelerinde daha uzun süre kalmış ve hatta yeterli beslenememişlerdir. Ayrıca, yaşlıların COVID-19’a bağlı fiziksel inaktivite, yaş ayrımcılığı, sosyal izolasyon ve yalnızlık, kronik hastalıkların yönetiminde güçlük, dayanıklılıkta azalma ve kırılganlıkta artma nedenleri ile morbidite ve mortalite oranları da yükselmiştir. Yaşlılar için özellikle sağlık hizmetleri ve sosyal koruma sistemlerinin güçlendirilmesi, bakım ve desteğe erişimin iyileştirilmesi, uzun süreli bakımın sağlanması ve dijital erişim uçurumunun kapatılması gibi konular vurgulanmıştır. Sonuç olarak pandemi döneminde kırılgan ve dezavantajlı grup olan yaşlılar göz ardı edilmemeli tüm sorunları belirlenmeli, devlet ve sağlık profesyonelleri tarafından sorunlarına çözüm bulunmalı ve oluşturulan politikaların yaşama geçirilmesinde iş birliği sağlanmalıdır.

Keywords

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, pandemi, yaşlı, yaşlılık

Supporting Institution

Herhangi destekleyen kurum bulunmamaktadır.

Thanks

Bu çalışmanın planlanmasında, araştırılmasında, yürütülmesinde ve oluşumunda ilgi ve desteğini esirgemeyen, engin bilgi ve tecrübelerinden yararlandığım, yönlendirme ve bilgilendirmeleriyle çalışmamı bilimsel temeller ışığında şekillendiren değerli danışman Hocam Prof. Dr. Sevilay HİNTİSTAN'a çok teşekkür ederim.

Being Elder in COVID-19 Pandemia

Abstract

COVID-19 which emerged suddenly, tsunami-like, infected/killed millions of people and spread all over the world, was declared as a pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020. COVID-19 effected which brought the world to a standstill and turned societies upside down, still continue. The aim of this study is to review the literature on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the elderly, the care and protection of the elderly in the pandemic.The most effected by the COVID-19 which called elderly led to physical, psychological and social changes. The elderly had difficulty in accessing care and treatment due to COVID-19, experienced severe symptoms, increased intensive care needs, stayed longer in intensive care units, and even could not get enough nutrition. Therefore, the morbidity and mortality rates of the elderly have increased due to COVID-19 physical inactivity, age discrimination, social isolation and loneliness, difficulty in managing chronic diseases, decreased resilience and increased vulnerability. The emphasized issues are such as strengthening health services and social protection systems for the elderly, improving access to care and support, providing long-term care and closing the digital access gap. As a result, elderly who are fragile and disadvantaged groups during the pandemic period, should not be ignored, all their problems should be determined, solutions should be found by the government and health professionals, and cooperation should be ensured in the implementation of the policies.

Keywords

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, pandemic, elder, elderly

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