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Responding to COVID-19 as a Caregiver

News about the coronavirus (COVID-19) fills every airway. There is information about social distancing, tips for staying healthy and guidelines if you think you are ill. But there has been little, if any discussion about how to handle this public health crisis if you are the caregiver for an older adult or someone else in a high-risk category. How can you best manage their physical and emotional needs, and what can you do to take care of yourself?

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By Lisa Weitzman | 03/23/2020

Chen, Y., Peng, Y., Ye, M., Xu, L., Dong, X. (2018) The influence of acculturation level and family relationships on quality of life among U.S. Chinese older adults, Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 27:4, 346-365, DOI: 10.1080/15313204.2018.1520165

Chen, L., Ye, M., & Kahana, E. (2019). A Self-Reliant Umbrella: Defining Successful Aging Among the Old-Old (80+) in Shanghai. Journal of Applied Gerontology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464819842500

Rodriguez, K., Bibbo, J., Verdon, S. & O’Haire, M. (2019) Mobility and medical service dogs: a qualitative analysis of expectations and experiences, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2019.1587015

Nelson S., Albert J.M., Liu Y., Selvaraj D., Curtan S., Ryan, K., Pinto, A., & Ejaz, F. (2019) The psychometric properties of a new oral health illness perception measure for adults aged 62 years and older. PLoS ONE, 14(4): e0214082. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214082