A hundred days in confinement: Doing, being, becoming, and belonging among older people in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic

Carlsson, Gunilla; Granbom, Marianne; Fristedt, Sofi; Jönsson, Oskar; Hägg, Louise; Ericsson, Jenny; Kylén, Maya

doi:10.1080/14427591.2022.2057572

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“…The present study complements the work by Rotenberg et al (2021) in Canada and Calrsson et al (2022) in Sweden by enhancing our understanding of how community-dwelling older adults managed daily life during the first lockdown. More specifically, our methodology enabled the inclusion of participants who were experiencing diverse levels of distress related to the pandemic with some experiencing extremely high distress.…”

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“…Recent qualitative investigations undertaken with community-dwelling older adults in Canada (Rotenberg et al, 2021) and Sweden (Carlsson et al, 2022) suggest key differences in their experiences with navigating daily activities during the early months of the pandemic. In their interviews with older Canadians (aged 65-80) where the focus was on how COVID-19 public health measures were interpreted and applied to daily life among those with subjective cognitive decline, Rotenberg et al (2021) described heightened feelings of fear, distress, and boredom in this population, as activities shifted online and became more sedentary.…”

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Exploring Distress and Occupational Participation Among Older Canadians During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vesnaver,

Dietrich,

Kirkwood

et al. 2023

Can J Occup Ther

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Background. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted daily life with corresponding implications on levels of distress. Purpose. To describe factors associated with high distress among community-dwelling older adults during the first lockdown and explore how occupational participation was managed. Methods. A mixed methods design whereby multivariate regression analysis of a survey ( N = 263) identified factors associated with high distress, as per the Impact of Events of Scale-Revised (IES-R). Follow-up interviews with a sub-sample of those surveyed who reflected a range of IES-R scores were conducted ( N = 32). Findings. Those with lower resilience and anxiety/depression had 6.84 and 4.09 greater odds respectively of high distress. From the interviews, the main theme, “Lost and Found,” and subthemes (Interruption and Disruption; Surving, not Thriving; Moving Forward, Finding Meaning) highlighted the process and corresponding stages, including adaptive strategies, by which participants navigated changes in their occupational participation. Implications. While the results suggest that many older adults, including those with high distress, were able to manage daily life under lockdown, some experienced ongoing challenges in doing so. Future studies should focus on those who experienced or who are at-higher risk for such challenges to identify supports that mitigate adverse consequences if another event of this magnitude occurs again.

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Exploring Distress and Occupational Participation Among Older Canadians During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vesnaver,

Dietrich,

Kirkwood

et al. 2023

Can J Occup Ther

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“…One reason might be related to the timing of our data collection, which began in the early phase of the third wave of the pandemic, and that social-distancing strategies were less strict in the mid-autumn of 2021. the timing of data collection during the pandemic related to the findings is an issue discussed by, for example, gustafsson et al [19]. Further, it could be related to adaptation and new ways of performing different leisure activities [22], including small-group and online leisure events and outdoor social gatherings [25]. Others described a more sedentary lifestyle indoors, that is, at home [21,22].…”

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“…The timing of data collection during the pandemic related to the findings is an issue discussed by, for example, Gustafsson et al [19]. Further, it could be related to adaptation and new ways of performing different leisure activities [22], including small-group and online leisure events and outdoor social gatherings [25]. Others described a more sedentary lifestyle indoors, that is, at home [21,22].…”

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“…It has been shown that in areas with social isolation and restrictions, an increased sedentary lifestyle was reported among older adults whose level of physical activity decreased [20]. Further, among both Swedish and Finnish seniors, a leisure-related adaptation strategy was identified [21,22]. They described a reorganisation of leisure time to build new routines and aimed to remain active and enjoy more passive or slow leisure activities such as watching TV, listening to the radio and reading.…”

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The association between leisure engagement and loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Nordic population-based study

Nyqvist

Nilsson

Näsman

2023

Scand J Public Health

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Aim: The main aim of this study was to examine leisure engagement and loneliness among older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by analysing population-based data from western Finland and northern Sweden. Methods: The data originated from the Gerontological Regional Database (GERDA) postal questionnaire study conducted in 2016 ( n=7996) and 2021 ( n=8148) among older adults aged 65, 70, 75, 80 and 85 years. Associations between loneliness and leisure engagement were analysed using logistic regression. Results: In total, 10% and 9% of the older adults reported loneliness in 2016 and 2021, respectively. The results showed that a lack of engagement in socialising and pleasure was independently associated with loneliness in both study years, while a lack of engagement in cultural activities was associated with loneliness in 2016 only. In 2021, the likelihood of experiencing loneliness was higher in the Finnish region than in the Swedish region. In addition, those reporting a decrease in hobby and socialising leisure activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to report loneliness. Conclusions: Most leisure activities decreased during the pandemic, suggesting an increase in social isolation. However, this did not reflect an increase in loneliness in the studied regions. The evidence suggests that leisure engagement, especially socialising activities, continued to be important for well-being among older adults during the pandemic. Further, loneliness was affected by contextual factors as well as individual-level characteristics. Thus, according to the measures reported here, the pandemic seemed to have a slightly weakened well-being impact in Finland.

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An occupational perspective on COVID-19

Stanley

Prodinger

2022

Journal of Occupational Science

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A hundred days in confinement: Doing, being, becoming, and belonging among older people in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 10 publications

References 41 publications

Exploring Distress and Occupational Participation Among Older Canadians During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Exploring Distress and Occupational Participation Among Older Canadians During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The association between leisure engagement and loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Nordic population-based study

An occupational perspective on COVID-19

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