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C are among the most vulnerable during epidemics
TAs the Foundation itself stated in its website, the Covid-19 has led to heightened awareness of threat in people’s lives, whether it was social distancing, school closures, work layoffs and a partial and mandatory lockdown, amongst others, Eall has affected life in general, with resulting anxiety
With regards to participants’ daily house chores, whereas the 55 - 64 age cohort decreased their daily chores, the 65+ cohort increased their chores. In consideration of these findings, one can conclude that along this eight-month continuum, since the first wave of the pandemic’s impact was felt in April 2020 till December 2020, we notice that: a) COVID-19 is increasingly seen as a bigger threat, creating more anxiety and concerns among people; b) handling of the COVID-19 situation by local authorities took a dip at first, being perceived as becoming more laxed over time especially after the beginning of the second wave, but it has increasing again in trust momentum closer to Time 5
Summary
C are among the most vulnerable during epidemics. The elderly naturally have a relatively less effective immune system than young people, and are more susceptible to developing critical illness. Social distancing further restricts socializing, which may reinforce self-. Tvis this pandemic, plus taking into consideration the cultural and socio-economic status of this geriatric population, a clearer picture is furthered for our under-. Plus taking into consideration the cultural and socio-economic status of this geriatric population, a clearer picture is furthered for our under- Estanding of such a complex topic (Mukhtar, 2020). Brown et al (2020a) emphasized that social distancing effects are reflected in people with dementia. Social distancing measures can increase psychotic patients’ stress, just like precautions related to disease spread have been associated with increased paranoia (Brown et al, 2020b). Elderly who suffer from OCD have higher chances of experiencing obsessive thoughts due to precautionary measures (Haider et al, 2020)
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