Previtali, F., Allen, L. D., & Varlamova, M. (2020). Not Only Virus Spread: The Diffusion of Ageism during the Outbreak of COVID-19. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 32(4/5), 506–514.
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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Fraser, S., Lagacé, M. et coll (40 co-signers dont Beaulieu, M.). (pre-released, May 2020). Ageism and COVID-19: What does our society’s response say about us? Age and Ageing, 49(5), 692-695.
Banerjee, D. (2020). “Age and ageism in COVID-19”: Elderly mental health-care vulnerabilities and needs. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 51, 102154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102154
Bravo-Segal S, Villar F. [Older people representation on the media during COVID-19 pandemic: A reinforcement of ageism?]. Revista espanola de geriatria y gerontologia. 2020;55(5):266-271.
Calleja-Agius, J., & Calleja, N. (2020). Domestic violence among the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regg.2020.05.002
Themes:
COVID-19* and intimate partner violence*
D’cruz, M., & Banerjee, D. (2020). “An invisible human rights crisis”: The marginalization of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic - An advocacy review. Psychiatry Research, 292, 113369.
Flett, G. L., & Heisel, M. J. (2020). Aging and Feeling Valued Versus Expendable During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: a Review and Commentary of Why Mattering Is Fundamental to the Health and Well-Being of Older Adults. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1–27.
Jimenez-Sotomayor, M. R., Gomez-Moreno, C., & Soto-Perez-de-Celis, E. (2020). Coronavirus, Ageism, and Twitter: An Evaluation of Tweets about Older Adults and COVID-19. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68(8), 1661–1665.
Makaroun, L. K., Bachrach, R. L., & Rosland, A.-M. (2020). Elder Abuse in the Time of COVID-19-Increased Risks for Older Adults and Their Caregivers. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 28(8), 876–880.
Themes:
Caregivers*, covid-19* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Meisner, B. A. (2020). Are you ok, boomer? Intensification of ageism and intergenerational tensions on social media amid covid-19. Leisure Sciences