Barriers and Inequalities for Older People in Urban Environments during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Galkin, Konstantin

doi:10.19181/ezheg.2021.3

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“…Worth noting are studies (Akimkin et al 2020;Anikeeva et al 2021, Galkin 2021) on problems of accessibility of social space for the elderly, depending on the territory of resi-dence; according to the authors, it becomes a reproduction factor of inequality and social vulnerability (Fokina 2021). Respondents demonstrated a different understanding of limited spaces depending on the size of the city (village), availability or absence of services, opportunities for involvement in social life, which would minimize the negative effects of the older people "being cooped up inside".…”

Section: Senior Citizens In Modern Society and The Pandemic: On Resea...mentioning

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“…Respondents demonstrated a different understanding of limited spaces depending on the size of the city (village), availability or absence of services, opportunities for involvement in social life, which would minimize the negative effects of the older people "being cooped up inside". Such papers are developed on the basis of qualitative studies on small groups in large cities, such as St. Petersburg (Parfenova 2020), and in rural areas of the Republic of Karelia (Galkin 2021).…”

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Impact of restrictive policies on lives of the elderly: lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic

Grigorieva¹,

Chubarova

2022

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The article analyzes situation with senior citizens as a special socio-demographic group of population during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose is to analyze the state of this group during the period under review, attitude of the elderly to restrictive policies, impact of social isolation on their physical and mental health, and overall social well-being. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study is the concept of active longevity and phenomenological approach in sociology. The empirical base of the study included 42 non-formalized interviews with elderly citizens aged 65 to 94 years, conducted in May-November 2020. To process the interviews, the authors used the phenomenological method of Colaizzi, which has significant potential for qualitative research, especially in cases when result are much dependable upon the respondent’s personal experience, his or her perception of events. The data obtained through the interview were structured in line with the following five main blocks, namely: attitude to policy measures that have directly affected the elderly; changes in usual way of life; limited access to medical services; perception of age as a negative factor; and organization of services to older citizens during the pandemic. The study participants have demonstrated a fairly wide range of opinions, including assessment of structural problems, direct reflection on state policy measures to curb the pandemic, description of difficulties related to adaptation to the new routine mode of life, information and communication deficiencies. The authors have identified the “pain points” in the state of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic: the health and social systems turned out to be unprepared to work in the crisis conditions of the new reality. Analysis of daily life of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic changes perception of active longevity and puts on the agenda the need for more comprehensive consideration of the needs of older citizens at the planning and implementation stage of state policy and management in social welfare and public health.

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Impact of restrictive policies on lives of the elderly: lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic

Grigorieva¹,

Chubarova

2022

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Adaptation Processes in Modern Russia

Kozyreva

Смирнов

2022

Sociologicheskaja Nauka I Social'naja Praktika

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The article is devoted to the analysis of the peculiarities of the experience of loneliness by the elderly in the context of the problems of adaptation to the conditions of modern Russian reality. Considerable attention is paid to understanding the problems of loneliness of older Russians in a situation of increasing social isolation due to response measures to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis is based on data from the from the “Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey – Higher School of Economics” (RLMS-HSE). It reveals that social isolation prevails in older people, characterized by a reduction or termination of individual contacts, while physical or complete isolation is quite rare. A significant but weak inverse correlation was found between the frequency of feelings of loneliness and the intensity of communication in old age. If employment significantly expands the possibilities of communication and at the same time reduces the severity of the experience of loneliness, then being in a family reduces the frequency of feeling loneliness while maintaining the intensity of communication with other people. Coronavirus restrictions, which have increased isolation, have had a negative impact on the social well-being of older citizens. Significantly increased the number of people experiencing depression, anxiety, depression, danger and fear. More difficult than others to adapt to a new situation are people who constantly or often experience loneliness. But although forced isolation and other pandemic restrictions have given rise to many problems that require an adequate solution, they still have not become destructive stress for the vast majority of older people. As the regime of restrictions eased and awareness of what was happening increased, the majority of older Russians were able to adapt to the new conditions to one degree or another.

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Adaptation of elderly people and various inequalities in the post-pandemic time

Galkin

2023

Vestnik universiteta

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The article studies situational inequalities emerged during the pandemic and peculiarities of adaptation of elderly people in the post-pandemic time. The research focuses on everyday projections of inequalities of elderly people living separately in the federal city and rural areas. To examine inequalities, the paper uses microsociological optics. It made it possible to analyze how structural inequalities affect the lives of the elderly and what are the ways to adapt after the pandemic that triggered the processes of protection and self-preservation. The empirical base of the study is 30 semi-structured interviews collected in 2022 in St. Petersburg and villages of the Republic of Karelia. The article describes such situational inequalities as digital inequalities, inequalities in accessing and receiving information, spatial inequalities, and inequalities in receiving medical care as main inequalities. The study concludes that emotional reflection, availabilities of hobbies or emergence of new ones, revision of previous resources, types of communication and ways of solving problems, shift of focus from caring for family and relatives to caring for themselves create positive opportunities for adaptation for older people.

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Barriers and Inequalities for Older People in Urban Environments during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Impact of restrictive policies on lives of the elderly: lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic

Impact of restrictive policies on lives of the elderly: lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic

Adaptation Processes in Modern Russia

Adaptation of elderly people and various inequalities in the post-pandemic time

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