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COVID ‐19 and older people in Asia: Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia calls to action
Author(s) -
Lim WeeShiong,
Liang ChihKuang,
Assantachai Prasert,
Auyeung Tung W,
Kang Lin,
Lee WeiJu,
Lim JaeYoung,
Sugimoto Ken,
Akishita Masahiro,
Chia ShuLih,
Chou MingYueh,
Ding YewYoong,
Iijima Katsuya,
Jang Hak C,
Kawashima Shuji,
Kim Miji,
Kojima Taro,
Kuzuya Masafumi,
Lee Jenny,
Lee Sang Y,
Lee Yunhwan,
Peng LiNing,
Wang Ninie Y,
Wang YinWei,
Won Chang W,
Woo Jean,
Chen LiangKung,
Arai Hidenori
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
geriatrics and gerontology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1447-0594
pISSN - 1444-1586
DOI - 10.1111/ggi.13939
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , covid-19 , medicine , action (physics) , pandemic , gerontology , virology , outbreak , disease , physics , quantum mechanics , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has casted a huge impact on global public health and the economy. In this challenging situation, older people are vulnerable to the infection and the secondary effects of the pandemic and need special attention. 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 particularly 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 the 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 healthcare in these difficult times and to establish resilient healthcare systems for older people. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 547–558 .