Journal
JOURNAL OF AGING & SOCIAL POLICY
Volume 32, Issue 4-5, Pages 460-470Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2020.1771237
Keywords
Global health crises; digital inequality; telehealth; aging; social interaction; technology; eHealth literacy; lifelong learning
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- NIA NIH HHS [P30 AG024978, P30 AG008017, R01 AG046460, R21 AG052060, R21 AG061431, P01 AG017211, R21 AG052761, R01 AG064529] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [P2C HD042849] Funding Source: Medline
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Older adults are in triple jeopardy during COVID-19: compared with younger people, older adults are (1) more likely to develop serious conditions and experience higher mortality; (2) less likely to obtain high quality information or services online; and (3) more likely to experience social isolation and loneliness. Hybrid solutions, coupling online and offline strategies, are invaluable in ensuring the inclusion of vulnerable populations. Most of these solutions require no new inventions. Finding the financial resources for a rapid, well-coordinated implementation is the biggest challenge. Setting up the requisite support systems and digital infrastructure is important for the present and future pandemics.
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