COVID-19 Pandemic: The Lived Experiences of Older Adults in Aged Care Homes

Chee, Shi Yin

doi:10.1177/0976399620958326

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“…The authors reported that the most commonly reported stressors were confinement/restrictions, concern for others, and isolation/loneliness, while the most commonly reported sources of joy/comfort were family/friend relationships, digital social contact, and hobbies [ 26 ]. In line with our findings, a study conducted with older adults living in nursing homes identified several tensions experienced by participants’ and resulting in a feeling of being “disconnected in a shrinking world” [ 35 ]. Next, our findings on relational ambivalence at an intergenerational level (the youth as both “friends” and “enemies” of the elderly) extends evidence from previous studies [ 36 – 38 ], and suggest that, compared to pre-pandemic conditions, a wider gap may emerge between young and old.…”

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Lived experiences of older adults during the first COVID-19 lockdown: A qualitative study

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Background and aim Public health measures used to mitigate the COVID-19 epidemic may have unintended, detrimental consequences particularly on older adults, whose voices and perspectives are often silent or silenced. The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of individuals aged 64 or older during the first COVID-19 lockdown. Methods We conducted a qualitative study in a convenience sample of 19 older adults (aged 64+) living at home in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland during the first COVID-19 lockdown, between April and May 2020. Participants varied in terms of gender, education, age, nationality, and socio-economic status. We conducted semi-structured phone interviews to elicit emotions, expectations and hopes in relation to the present situation, and the post-pandemic world. We inquired about opinions on the enforced public health measures, including those specifically targeting older adults, and on the societal portrayal of older adults. Findings We found that the epidemic and the public health response to it had both generated a variety of resentments and a high degree of ambivalence at the individual, micro-, meso- and macro-social levels. We also found that labelling older adults as an at-risk sub-population inevitably contributed to public and self-stigmatization. Discussion We conducted an in-depth qualitative investigation of lived experiences of older adults during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in one of the most gravely hit region in Europe. Our findings on the complexity of unintended, detrimental consequences of outbreak responses on older adults have relevant implications for local adaptions of public health measures, and suggest that public health authorities should engage vulnerable sub-populations and promote bi-directional communication to inform and support communities.

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Lived experiences of older adults during the first COVID-19 lockdown: A qualitative study

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“…Measures to reduce the impacts of COVID-19 significantly affect older adults, who paradoxically have little voice in these matters (21). While many articles mention ageism, few have examined the representations and opinions of those older adults (22,23).…”

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COVID-19 and Quarantine, a Catalyst for Ageism

Barth

Guyot

Fraser

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Front. Public Health

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In February 2021, France had more than 76,000 deaths due to COVID-19 and older adults were heavily affected. Most measures taken to reduce the impact of COVID-19 (quarantine, visit ban in nursing home, etc.) significantly influenced the lives of older adults. Yet they were rarely consulted about their implementation. Exclusion of and discrimination against older adults has been accentuated during the COVID-19 pandemic. While many articles discussing COVID-19 also mention ageism, few actually incorporate the perspectives and opinions of older adults. Our research aims to assess the ageism experienced by older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted interviews with older adults (63–92 years, mean age = 76 years) in an urban area of France. Participants reported experiencing more ageism during the COVID-19 pandemic, including hostile and benevolent ageism from older adults' families. Despite reports of experiencing ageist attitudes and behaviors from others, however, older adults also identified positive signs of intergenerational solidarity during this COVID-19 crisis.

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“…Os resultados da amostra bibliográfica apontam para um impacto negativo das medidas de restrição e controle da pandemia na funcionalidade da pessoa idosa, associada à perda de capacidade física pela diminuição da mobilidade e dificuldades acrescidas na marcha (Chee, 2020;MacArtur et al, 2021), depressão (El Hag et al, 2020), maior uso de psicofármacos (Lombardo et al, 2020), declínio cognitivo (O'Caoimh et al, 2020), entre outros. Estes achados são preocupantes e preditores do aparecimento de co-morbilidades e complicações associadas à síndrome de imobilidade.…”

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“…Entendendo o conceito de mal-estar emocional como o desconforto ímpar, estado emocional vivenciado por um indivíduo em resposta a um stressor específico, ou resposta que resulta em dano, seja temporário ou permanente, para a pessoa (Ridner, 2004), os resultados obtidos são fortemente sugestivos da sua ocorrência na pessoa idosa residente em ERPI. Este mal-estar emocional é manifestado pelos residentes em ERPI por uma sensação de desligamento, desconexão com um mundo que se tornou mais pequeno que "encolheu", que lhes provoca isolamento social, solidão e, paradoxalmente, lhes dificulta o encontrar um espaço onde consigam estar sós, longe dos restantes residentes (Chee, 2020).…”

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Bem-estar em pessoas idosas institucionalizadas durante a pandemia: Uma revisão integrativa

Henriques

Nascimento

Costa

et al. 2021

Investigação Qualitativa Em Saúde: Avanços E Desafios | Investigación Cualitativa en Salud: Avances Y Desafíos

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Resumo: Introdução. As pessoas idosas residentes em Estruturas Residenciais para Pessoas Idosas (ERPI) são um dos grupos de maior vulnerabilidade na pandemia por COVID-19. As medidas de distanciamento social inerentes à prevenção da COVID-19 poderão influenciar o bem-estar das pessoas institucionalizadas. Objetivos. Identificar estudos que permitam compreender o bem-estar das pessoas idosas residentes em ERPI face ao cumprimento das medidas de prevenção e controlo de infeção para a COVID-19; Métodos. Revisão integrativa da literatura de acordo com a estratégia PCC (população, conceito e contexto) em que P corresponde às Pessoas idosas sujeitas a medidas de prevenção e controlo de infeção para a COVID-19, C ao Bem-estar e C às ERPI. Foram consultadas as bases de dados MEDLINE, CINAHL, Pubmed, SCOPUS e Web of Science. A colheita de dados decorreu em março de 2021. A pesquisa e seleção dos artigos foram orientadas pela Preferred Reporting Items for Transparent Reporting of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. A avaliação da qualidade seguiu a Joanna Briggs International. Resultados. Foram identificados seis artigos que avaliaram o bem-estar de pessoas idosas institucionalizadas durante a pandemia. Os resultados sugerem que as medidas de prevenção e controle de infeção implementadas em ERPI poderão ter efeitos no bem-estar percecionado pelas pessoas idosas residentes, pela perda de contacto humano e pela perda de espaço de circulação, com declínio cognitivo, perda de capacidade funcional, mal-estar emocional e solidão. Conclusões. As medidas de prevenção e controlo implementadas nas ERPI no contexto da pandemia por COVID-19 parecem ter influenciado negativamente o bem-estar das pessoas idosas residentes.

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COVID-19 Pandemic: The Lived Experiences of Older Adults in Aged Care Homes

Cited by 60 publications

References 29 publications

Lived experiences of older adults during the first COVID-19 lockdown: A qualitative study

Lived experiences of older adults during the first COVID-19 lockdown: A qualitative study

COVID-19 and Quarantine, a Catalyst for Ageism

Bem-estar em pessoas idosas institucionalizadas durante a pandemia: Uma revisão integrativa

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