Saving lives through life-threatening measures? The COVID-19 paradox of infection prevention in long-term care facilities.
Ansgar ThielDorothee AltmeierAnnika FrahsaGerhard W EschweilerAndreas NießGorden Sudecknull nullPublished in: European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity (2021)
The current SARS Cov-2 infection control measures have paradoxical effects. On the one hand, the lockdown measures help to protect vulnerable populations in particular. On the other hand, these measures inevitably have the effect that those who are to be protected not only become socially isolated and are exposed to enormous psychological stress, but also break down physically due to inactivity. Thus, the activation that is omitted in the lockdown is not compensated by external reference groups, which also indicates that important conditions for healthy ageing are not given in long-term care facilities.