COVID-19 handling report for pre-case, case (pre-hospital and hospital), and post-case phases in the elderly as vulnerable populations in 6 Asia Pacific countries

2020, National Center for Global Health and Medicine..

In this current COVID-19 pandemic, the elderly (60 years and over) are more vulnerable populations to be infected and become victims. In a disaster cycle, the various parts are usually divided into three stages, consisting of the pre-impact stage, the trans-impact stage, and the post-impact stage. It is necessary to explain how to handle the COVID-19 disaster for the elderly at each step (explain the meaning of pre-case, case (pre-hospital and hospital), and post-case phases, respectively). This paper presents the handling of COVID-19 for elderly in pre-case, case, and post-case phases in six Asia-Pacific countries (Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Japan). The data and information come from COVID-19 official websites of each country, including information from World Health Organization (WHO), United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), mass media, and professional associations. The handling of COVID-19 in the pre-case phase has been done correctly for the elderly, especially in Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Singapore. In the case phase (pre-hospital and hospital), only Indonesia, Japan, and Thailand have followed special handling protocols for the elderly, particularly for those who have comorbidities and respiratory diseases. For the post-case phase, all countries have the same treatment protocol for all age groups, with none specific for the elderly.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2

Enthalten in:

Global health & medicine - 2(2020), 6 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 350-359

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Susilowati, Indri Hapsari [VerfasserIn]
Nakatani, Hiroki [VerfasserIn]
Nugraha, Susiana [VerfasserIn]
Pengpid, Supa [VerfasserIn]
Keawpan, Wonpen [VerfasserIn]
Hasiholan, Bonardo Prayogo [VerfasserIn]
Toai, Nguyen Phuong [VerfasserIn]
Abdeali, Ameerali [VerfasserIn]
Isahak, Marzuki [VerfasserIn]
Kamso, Sudijanto [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Asia Pacific
COVID-19
Elderly
Handling
Journal Article
Review
Risk

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Date Revised 11.01.2021

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.35772/ghm.2020.01061

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31973160X