Abstract
The COVID-19 is a global pandemic declared as a result of the spread of a novel coronavirus having emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019. While the restrictive and protective measures have helped minimize the adverse effects of the pandemic threatening the physical health of societies, they have brought destructive impacts on mental health. Undoubtedly, every segment of the society has been affected by the pandemic, and the elderly, who are in the high-risk group, are the most vulnerable group against the virus due to the epidemiology of the virus and the characteristics of their life-period. Understanding their loneliness, anxiety of being sick, and fear of death, introduced by social isolation measures, and producing policies strengthening their mental health are as important and vital as protecting their physical health. This study aimed to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adult mental health in the light of the relevant literature and current data and offer viable, community-based social work intervention recommendations by evaluating these effects from a social work perspective.
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