Responding to Covid-19: an analysis of position statements of gerontological societies worldwide.

IF 3.7 2区社会学 Q1 GERONTOLOGY

European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.1007/s10433-022-00700-7

Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green, Thomas Scharf, Eva-Marie Kessler

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The Covid-19 pandemic, with its adverse implications for older adults, has generated unprecedented public interest in issues around age and ageing globally. We systematically investigated the responses of national gerontological and geriatric societies (NGGS) to emerging challenges during the first wave of the pandemic. Framed within traditional research topics in gerontology, the aim was to identify the spectrum of focal points and positions directed towards governments, policy makers, researchers and society. A comprehensive, two-phased data collection strategy generated N = 22 position statements of NGGS affiliated to the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Using Ayalon et al. (J Gerontol Ser B, 2020. 10.1093/geronb/gbaa066) thematic categorisation of gerontological research, we applied quantitative and qualitative content analysis to analyse "calls for action" within the statements. The content of NGGS' position statements show a high level of agreement on the salient topics during the first wave of the pandemic and reveal shared values such as equality, diversity and inclusion of older adults and the discipline of gerontology to be an applied one with relevance to policy and practice. The results can support future interdisciplinary research in gerontology post Covid-19 based on a vision to contribute to a society of all ages.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10433-022-00700-7.

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应对Covid-19:全球老年学会立场声明分析。

2019冠状病毒病大流行对老年人产生了不利影响，在全球范围内引起了公众对年龄和老龄化问题前所未有的关注。我们系统地调查了国家老年学和老年学会(NGGS)在大流行第一波期间对新出现的挑战的反应。在传统的老年学研究主题框架内，其目的是确定针对政府、决策者、研究人员和社会的焦点和立场。一个全面的、分两阶段的数据收集策略产生了N = 22份隶属于国际老年学和老年病学协会的NGGS的立场声明。使用Ayalon等人[J] .中华医学杂志，2020。10.1093/geronb/gbaa066)主题分类的老年学研究，我们应用定量和定性的内容分析来分析发言中的“行动呼吁”。全国老年人协会立场声明的内容表明，在第一波大流行期间，就突出问题达成了高度一致，并揭示了老年人平等、多样性和包容等共同价值观，以及老年学学科是一门与政策和实践相关的应用学科。研究结果可以支持未来基于对全年龄段社会做出贡献的愿景，在Covid-19后开展老年学跨学科研究。补充信息:在线版本包含补充资料，提供地址为10.1007/s10433-022-00700-7。

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European Journal of Ageing GERONTOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The European Journal of Ageing: Social, Behavioural and Health Perspectives is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the understanding of ageing in European societies and the world over. EJA publishes original articles on the social, behavioral and population health aspects of ageing and encourages an integrated approach between these aspects. Emphasis is put on publishing empirical research (including meta-analyses), but conceptual papers (including narrative reviews) and methodological contributions will also be considered. EJA welcomes expert opinions on critical issues in ageing. By stimulating communication between researchers and those using research findings, it aims to contribute to the formulation of better policies and the development of better practice in serving older adults. To further specify, with the term ''social'' is meant the full scope of social science of ageing related research from the micro to the macro level of analysis. With the term ''behavioural'' the full scope of psychological ageing research including life span approaches based on a range of age groups from young to old is envisaged. The term ''population health-related'' denotes social-epidemiological and public health oriented research including research on functional health in the widest possible sense.