Programa Centro Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Santiago, Chile.
Sección de Geriatría, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2021 Aug 13;76(7):e275-e280. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbaa092.
Provide a synthesis of the COVID-19 policies targeting older people in Chile, stressing their short- and long-term challenges.
Critical analysis of the current legal and policy measures, based on national-level data and international experiences.
Although several policies have been enacted to protect older people from COVID-19, these measures could have important unintended negative consequences in this group's mental and physical health, as well as financial aspects.
A wider perspective is needed to include a broader definition of health-considering financial scarcity, access to health services, mental health issues, and long-term care-in the policy responses to COVID-19 targeted to older people in Chile.
综合分析智利针对老年人的 COVID-19 政策,强调其短期和长期挑战。
基于国家层面的数据和国际经验,对现行法律和政策措施进行批判性分析。
尽管已经制定了几项政策来保护老年人免受 COVID-19 的侵害,但这些措施可能会对这一群体的身心健康以及经济方面产生重要的意外负面影响。
在智利针对老年人的 COVID-19 政策应对中,需要更广阔的视角,将健康的更广泛定义纳入其中,包括经济匮乏、获得医疗服务、心理健康问题和长期护理。