Older Persons and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Submitted by Minnesota North... on Sep 6, 2020 - 9:20am CDT

Resource Type:

Journal Article

This brief article written by Dr. John E. Morley discusses COVID-19 in the older adult population, and specific things older adults should do to avoid contracting the disease. TThe article describes the Simple "FRAIL" Questionnaire Screening Tool for older adults and its scoring.

Source: Saint Louis University's Gateway Geriatric Educatioin Center & Aging Successfully, 2020.
https://www.slu.edu/medicine/internal-medicine/geriatric-medicine/aging-successfully/index.php

Author(s):

John E. Morley

Link to Resource:

https://www.slu.edu/medicine/internal-medicine/geriatric-medicine/aging-...

Subject:

Communities & Population Health

Additional Tags (Optional):

COVID-19