Open AccessCOVID pandemic and elderly aged people
Author(s) -
Shyny Thankachan,
Bhagavan G. Kulkarni,
H. Dayana,
Manita Devi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns2.5894
Subject(s) - pandemic , government (linguistics) , population , covid-19 , elderly people , gerontology , mental health , population ageing , socioeconomics , psychology , demography , environmental health , geography , medicine , sociology , disease , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The unexpected arrival of the corona greatly disrupted the lifestyle of the people. Most groups of the population are affected with the lockdown measures put forth in some or other way. But the elderly aged population are facing its worst effects. Lockdown measures affected the younger group in meeting with their responsibilities and the children in their education. Government and local bodies are taking various measures for managing their problems. Conveniently it is assumed that the elder population are least affected by lockdown as their requirements are thought to be less compared to other group of population. Hence the problems of the elder population are least studied and they are neglected by the community and the government. At present there are 48 lakhs of people in Kerala who are aged 60yrs or more. The percentage of elderly aged people is increasing in Kerala and many of them are staying alone. But the opportunities for social interaction in the environment in which they lived were very high. In the present situation of lockdown associated with Corona pandemic, most of them have completely left alone in their houses or apartments. This has led to many physical and mental health consequences in them.