APA’s Committee on Aging (CONA) has been working on a number of resources related to COVID-19 and aging. See the links below for more resources. These resources can be found throughout APA’s COVID-19 response page and are also posted on the Office on Aging webpage.
APA Resources
Ageism
- Ageism and COVID-19 Fact Sheet
- How ageist beliefs undercut us all
- Tips to Help Address Ageism during the Pandemic Fact Sheet
Palliative and End of Life Care
- Grief and COVID-19: Saying goodbye in the age of physical distancing
- Culturally Diverse Communities and Palliative and End-of-Life Care Fact Sheetopens in new window
- Older Adults and Palliative and End-of-Life Care Fact Sheetopens in new window
Social Isolation
- COVID-19 isn’t just a danger to older people’s physical health
- Protecting nursing home residents during COVID-19
- CE Corner: The risks of social isolation
Role of Psychologists
- Psychologists emphasize more self-care for older adults
- Psychologists rush to help health-care professionals
- APA partners with mental health leaders and national health insurers to launch COVID-19 Resource Hub
- How psychologists are helping America cope with the new normal
Other cool things
- Rolling Stone: "Why Older People Might Suffer Most, Post-Pandemicopens in new window" (CONA members Karen Fingerman and Katherine Ramos interviewed)
- USA Today op-ed: "Don’t lump seniors together on coronavirus. Older people aren’t all the sameopens in new window." (written by CONA members Fingerman and Trevino)
- Journal of Gerontology: Series B: "Aging in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Avoiding Ageism and Fostering Intergenerational Solidarityopens in new window" (authors: Liat Ayalon, Alison Chasteen, Manfred Diehl, Becca R Levy, Shevaun D. Neupert, Klaus Rothermund, Clemens Tesch-Römer, and Hans-Werner Wahl)