Older adults may be coping with COVID-19’s mental health effects better than other age groups – News-Medical.Net

Older adults are especially vulnerable to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic–with higher risks of severe complications and death, and potentially greater difficulties accessing care and adapting to technologies such as telemedicine. A viewpoint article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association notes that there’s also a concern that isolation during the pandemic could be more difficult for older individuals, which could exacerbate existing mental health conditions. Information…

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