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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Health and Protective Measures for Seniors during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Opinion of Polish Society.

Marta Podhorecka, Anna Pyszora, Agnieszka Woźniewicz, Jakub Husejko, Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Marta PodhoreckaDepartment of Geriatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 85-094 Toruń, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1114-0848
Anna PyszoraDepartment of Palliative Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 85-094 Toruń, Poland.
Agnieszka WoźniewiczDepartment of Geriatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 85-094 Toruń, Poland.
Jakub HusejkoDepartment of Geriatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 85-094 Toruń, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9217-298X
Kornelia Kędziora-KornatowskaDepartment of Geriatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 85-094 Toruń, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the opinion of society on the individual care and protection measures towards seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the relationship of opinions with demographic data, knowledge about aging and own experience in contacts with the elderly was examined. The study involved 923 attendees from Poland. The tools used to assess the research problem were: demographic characteristics, a Facts on Aging Quiz (FAQ), the author's questionnaire about preventive and protective measures for seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. We observed that over 50% of participants were against designating shopping hours for seniors. The analysis showed that negative attitudes were more often expressed by women than by men; younger people and those declaring that they do not spend too much time with the elderly. In the matter of vaccination priority for the elderly, over 70% participants replied "rather yes" or "definitely yes". The use of the age criterion in situations of limited access to medications and ventilators was supported mainly by learners, with high results of the FAQ, and professionals dealing with seniors. Finally, almost 56% of participants declared that their contacts with seniors were the same as before the pandemic, while merely 1.6% indicated that they avoid contact with them entirely.

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COVID-19PandemicsAgedAttitudeFemaleHumansMalePolandSARS-CoV-2ageismCOVID-19elderlyFAQprotective measuresvaccinations

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PMCPMC8430700

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