Elderly people and responses to COVID-19 in 27 Countries.

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  • Author(s): Daoust JF;Daoust JF;Daoust JF
  • Source:
    PloS one [PLoS One] 2020 Jul 02; Vol. 15 (7), pp. e0235590. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 02 (Print Publication: 2020).
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science
    • Subject Terms:
      Attitude* ; Betacoronavirus* ; Health Behavior*; Coronavirus Infections/*prevention & control ; Coronavirus Infections/*psychology ; Pandemics/*prevention & control ; Pneumonia, Viral/*prevention & control ; Pneumonia, Viral/*psychology; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/mortality ; Coronavirus Infections/virology ; Female ; Hand Disinfection ; Humans ; Male ; Masks ; Middle Aged ; Patient Compliance/psychology ; Pneumonia, Viral/mortality ; Pneumonia, Viral/virology ; Quarantine/methods ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Self Report ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      Amongst the most robust consensus related to the COVID-19 disease is that the elderly are by far the most vulnerable population group. Hence, public authorities target older people in order to convince them to comply with preventive measures. However, we still know little about older people's attitudes and compliance toward these measures. In this research, I aim to improve our understanding of elderly people's responses to the pandemic using data from 27 countries. Results are surprising and quite troubling. Elderly people's response is substantially similar to their fellow citizens in their 50's and 60's. This research (i) provides the first thorough description of the most vulnerable population's attitudes and compliance in a comparative perspective (ii) suggest that governments' strategies toward elderly people are far from successful and (iii) shows that methodologically, we should be more cautious in treating age as having a linear effect on COVID-19 related outcomes.
      Competing Interests: YouGov provided the datasets pro bono to Imperial College London and the Institute of Global Health Innovation. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200703 Date Completed: 20200715 Latest Revision: 20240329
    • Publication Date:
      20240329
    • Accession Number:
      PMC7332014
    • Accession Number:
      10.1371/journal.pone.0235590
    • Accession Number:
      32614889