What is it about?
The objective of the present study was to examine the relationship between resistance to ageism- based frailty (A-BF) and physical activity (PA) and sport in a cohort of women, aged 65 and older, living in Central Italy. The study was conducted in the spring of 2021 when rigorous COVID-19 containment measures were in force across Italy.
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Why is it important?
In medical literature, frailty appears to be substantially related to age and other elements including gender. In socio-demographic studies, it appears that the condition of frailty prevails in female especially in groups with low level of education and an income below the poverty line.
Perspectives
Being classified and labeled as ‘vulnerable’ was recognized by the participants as a source of victimization, discrimination and exclusion. In the face of this general attitude, that was geared toward older women, they developed a silent resistance without contravening the restrictions due to the emergency of Covid-19. They demonstrated to be a social category capable to lead the way in finding solutions and making their communities more resistant from now on
Ivana matteucci
Universita degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo
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This page is a summary of: Resistance strategy to ageism-based frailty in Italian older women in the COVID-19 pandemic, PLOS Global Public Health, September 2022, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000998.
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