Ehni, H.-J., & Wahl, H.-W. (2020). Six Propositions against Ageism in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 32(4/5), 515–525.
This section suggests a selection of international publications on mistreatment of older adults that have been published since 2007. A scientific literature review is carried out every six months in order to regularly enhance this reference list.
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Colenda, C. C., Reynolds, C. F., Applegate, W. B., Sloane, P. D., Zimmerman, S., Newman, A. B., Meeks, S., & Ouslander, J. G. (2020). COVID‐19 Pandemic and Ageism: A Call for Humanitarian Care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68(8), 1627–1628.
Clarfield, A. M., & Jotkowitz, A. (2020). Age, ageing, ageism and “age-itation” in the Age of COVID-19: rights and obligations relating to older persons in Israel as observed through the lens of medical ethics. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 9(1), 64.
Themes:
Ageism*, covid-19* and laws/ rights and freedoms/ legal aspects*
Brooke, J., & Jackson, D. (2020). Older people and COVID‐19: Isolation, risk and ageism. Journal of Clinical Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), 29(13/14), 2044–2046.
Themes:
Ageism*, consequences*, covid-19* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Berridge, C., & Hooyman, N. (2020). The Consequences of Ageist Language are upon us. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 63(6/7), 508–512.
Zhang, J., & Liu, X. (2021). Media representation of older people’s vulnerability during the covid-19 pandemic in china. European Journal of Ageing.
Williams, J. (2021). “Taking it on the chin”: older people, human rights and COVID-19. Journal of Adult Protection, 23(2), 86–97.
Themes:
Ageism*, covid-19* and laws/ rights and freedoms/ legal aspects*
Swift, H. J., & Chasteen, A. L. (2021). Ageism in the time of COVID-19. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 24(2), 246–252.
Skipper, A. D., & Rose, D. J. (2021). #BoomerRemover: COVID-19, ageism, and the intergenerational twitter response. Journal of Aging Studies, 57, 100929.
Silva, M. F., Silva, D. S. M. da, Bacurau, A. G. de M., Francisco, P. M. S. B., Assumpção, D. de, Neri, A. L., & Borim, F. S. A. (2021). Ageism against older adults in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review. Revista de Saude Publica, 55, 4.
Themes:
Ageism*, covid-19* and intercultural*