Competing crises: COVID-19 countermeasures and social isolation among older adults in long-term care

Charlene H Chu^{1

2

3}, Simon Donato-Woodger⁴, Christopher J Dainton^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
² Affiliate Scientist, KITE, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
³ Institute of Ageing and the Life Course, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
⁴ Grand River Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, ON, Canada.
⁵ McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

Editorial

Charlene H Chu et al. J Adv Nurs. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;76(10):2456-2459.

doi: 10.1111/jan.14467. Epub 2020 Jul 30.

Charlene H Chu^{1

2

3}, Simon Donato-Woodger⁴, Christopher J Dainton^{4

5}

¹ Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
² Affiliate Scientist, KITE, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
³ Institute of Ageing and the Life Course, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
⁴ Grand River Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, ON, Canada.
⁵ McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interests to declare.

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