ABSTRACT
In order to prevent and fight COVID-19, certain countries have introduced measures to minimise the threat of infection of SARS-CoV-2 virus. They are addressed in particular to persons from the high-risk groups, older citizens among them as with age. Restrictions set up as a result of declaring the epidemic put older persons under stress connected with the necessary social isolation. The situation forced them to reinterpret their strategies of coping with the problems of everyday life. The goal of the research is to identify emotional responses and coping strategies of people aged 65 and more, connected with the necessity to adapt to new living conditions caused by the pandemic. The important part of the research is identification of the most frequently used strategies of coping with stress.
