Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was recognized as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. However, the median age of laboratory-confirmed cases is about 45 years and age is not a sole potential risk for catching COVID-19; unfortunately, some social media pretend that elderly people are more likely to be infected by COVID-19. Providing such information about the COVID-19 can increase the stress and anxiety among the elderly that may weaken their immune system. It is suggested that social media provide appropriate information to reduce public stress.
Keywords: Ageism, COVID-19, discrimination, elderly people, public health, social media, pandemic.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i4.652] [PMID: 32149049]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.25748] [PMID: 32134116]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15274] [PMID: 32239784]
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11357-014-9631-6] [PMID: 24562499]
Coronaviruses
Title:The COVID-19 and Ageism in Social Media
Volume: 1 Issue: 1
Author(s): Yadollah Abolfathi Momtaz*
Affiliation:
- Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran,Iran
Keywords: Ageism, COVID-19, discrimination, elderly people, public health, social media, pandemic.
Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was recognized as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. However, the median age of laboratory-confirmed cases is about 45 years and age is not a sole potential risk for catching COVID-19; unfortunately, some social media pretend that elderly people are more likely to be infected by COVID-19. Providing such information about the COVID-19 can increase the stress and anxiety among the elderly that may weaken their immune system. It is suggested that social media provide appropriate information to reduce public stress.
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Momtaz Abolfathi Yadollah *, The COVID-19 and Ageism in Social Media, Coronaviruses 2020; 1 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2666796701999200621203144
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