Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Carilion Center for Healthy Aging, 2001 Crystal Spring Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24014, USA.
Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2022 Mar;45(1):147-159. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2021.11.010. Epub 2021 Nov 12.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, a global pandemic. This pandemic disrupted health care for patients and providers. Uncertainty about COVID-19 played a significant role in the negative mental health impact in older adults. The effect of increasing age on morbidity and mortality in those who came down with COVID-19 has been substantial. The pandemic took a tremendous toll on the mental and physical health of older adults in general with even more severe consequences in more disadvantaged populations within the group.
2020 年 3 月 11 日，世界卫生组织宣布由严重急性呼吸系统综合症冠状病毒 2 引起的 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）为全球性大流行。这场大流行扰乱了患者和医护人员的医疗服务。对 COVID-19 的不确定性对老年人的心理健康产生了重大影响。年龄增长对感染 COVID-19 的患者的发病率和死亡率的影响是巨大的。大流行对老年人的身心健康造成了巨大的影响，而在该群体中处于不利地位的人群则面临更为严重的后果。
