Ageism and COVID-19: what does our society's response say about us?

被引：209

作者：

Fraser, Sarah ^{[1
]}

Lagace, Martine ^{[2
]}

Bongue, Bienvenu ^{[3
]}

Ndeye, Ndatte ^{[3
]}

Guyot, Jessica ^{[3
]}

Bechard, Lauren ^{[4
]}

Garcia, Linda ^{[5
]}

Taler, Vanessa ^{[6
]}

Adam, Stephane ^{[7
]}

Beaulieu, Marie ^{[8
]}

Bergeron, Caroline D. ^{[9
]}

Boudjemadi, Valerian ^{[10
]}

Desmette, Donatienne ^{[11
]}

Donizzetti, Anna Rosa ^{[12
]}

Ethier, Sophie ^{[13
]}

Garon, Suzanne ^{[14
]}

Gillis, Margaret ^{[15
]}

Levasseur, Melanie ^{[16
]}

Lortie-Lussier, Monique ^{[6
]}

Marier, Patrik ^{[17
]}

Robitaille, Annie ^{[1
]}

Sawchuk, Kim ^{[18
]}

Lafontaine, Constance ^{[18
]}

Tougas, Francine ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ottawa, Interdisciplinary Sch Hlth Sci, Fac Hlth Sci, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada

[2] Univ Ottawa, Fac Arts, Dept Commun, Desmarais Bldg, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada

[3] Univ Jean Monnet, St Etienne, France

[4] Univ Waterloo, Dept Kinesiol, Waterloo, ON, Canada

[5] Univ Ottawa, Life Inst, Ottawa, ON, Canada

[6] Univ Ottawa, Sch Psychol, Ottawa, ON, Canada

[7] Univ Liege, Psychol Aging Unit, Liege, Belgium

[8] Univ Sherbrooke, Sch Social Work, Sherbrooke, PQ, Canada

[9] Natl Publ Hlth Inst Quebec, Quebec City, PQ, Canada

[10] Univ Strasbourg, Fac Psychol, Strasbourg, France

[11] Catholic Univ Louvain, Fac Sci Econ Sociales Polit & Commun, Louvain La Neuve, Belgium

[12] Univ Naples Federico II, Social Psychol Dept Humanities, Naples, Italy

[13] Univ Laval, Sch Social Work & Criminol, Quebec City, PQ, Canada

[14] Univ Sherbrooke, Sch Social Work, Quebec City, PQ, Canada

[15] Int Longev Ctr, Ottawa, ON, Canada

[16] Univ Sherbrooke, Sch Readaptat, Quebec City, PQ, Canada

[17] Ctr Affilie Univ, Ctr Integre Univ Sante & Serv Sociaux, Ctr Ouest Ile Montreal, Ctr Rech & Expertise Gerontol Sociale CREGES, Quebec City, PQ, Canada

[18] Concordia Univ, Montreal, PQ, Canada

来源：

AGE AND AGEING | 2020年 / 49卷 / 05期

关键词：

ageism; COVID-19; public discourse; long-term care homes; older people;

D O I：

10.1093/ageing/afaa097

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

The goal of this commentary is to highlight the ageism that has emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 20 international researchers in the field of ageing have contributed to this document. This commentary discusses how older people are misrepresented and undervalued in the current public discourse surrounding the pandemic. It points to issues in documenting the deaths of older adults, the lack of preparation for such a crisis in long-term care homes, how some 'protective' policies can be considered patronising and how the initial perception of the public was that the virus was really an older adult problem. This commentary also calls attention to important intergenerational solidarity that has occurred during this crisis to ensure support and social-inclusion of older adults, even at a distance. Our hope is that with this commentary we can contribute to the discourse on older adults during this pandemic and diminish the ageist attitudes that have circulated.

引用

页码：692 / 695

页数：4

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