Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the many challenges and difficulties of healthcare systems caring for older frail people. This public health crisis has indeed jeopardised the concept of the welfare state, in particular the right of older people to uncompromised healthcare. Together with the clinical challenges facing the geriatric patient and the organisational difficulties of the healthcare systems, sociocultural factors may have also played a substantial role in the strategies that countries have applied in coping with the pandemic. In this opinion article, we report attitudes towards the older populations of two countries, Italy and Israel, during the COVID-19 pandemic as viewed through the looking-glass of the media.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1010-1014 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Medical Ethics |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Apr 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aged
- COVID-19
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Issues, ethics and legal aspects
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Health Policy