Covid-19 Infection in Older Adults: A Geriatrician's Perspective
CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING, vol.15, pp.1067-1069, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 15
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.2147/cia.s260972
- Journal Name: CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, AgeLine, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Page Numbers: pp.1067-1069
- Keywords: Covid-19 infection, pandemic, older adults, atypical presentation
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The pandemic of the Covid-19 virus has become the main issue all over the world. In its current form, the disease is more severe in geriatric cases and individuals with chronic disease, even causing death. In older adults and atypical presentations, testing strategies for Covid-19, potential drug interactions of experimental Covid-19 therapies, and ageism are important issues in the course of the disease. Therefore, health-care professionals should be aware of these, and screening policies for Covid-19 should also include atypical presentations with or without classical symptoms of the illness in older adults. Furthermore, evaluation of individuals > 65 years of age from a geriatrician's perspective is very important, because Covid-19 is severe and fatal in seniors.