• J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci · Jul 2020

    It Is Not Just Mortality: A Call From Chile for Comprehensive COVID-19 Policy Responses Among Older People.

    • Pablo Villalobos Dintrans, Jorge Browne, and Ignacio Madero-Cabib.
    • Programa Centro Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Santiago, Chile.
    • J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2020 Jul 7.

    ObjectiveProvide a synthesis of the COVID-19 policies targeting older people in Chile, stressing their short- and long-term challenges.MethodCritical analysis of the current legal and policy measures, based on national-level data and international experiences.ResultsAlthough several policies have been enacted to protect older people from COVID-19, these measures could have important unintended negative consequences in this group's mental and physical health, as well as financial aspects.DiscussionA wider perspective is needed to include a broader definition of health-considering financial scarcity, access to health services, mental health issues, and long-term care-in the policy responses to COVID-19 targeted to older people in Chile.© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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