Implications of COVID-19 on the Loneliness of Older Adults in Residential Care Homes
| العنوان: | Implications of COVID-19 on the Loneliness of Older Adults in Residential Care Homes |
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| المؤلفون: | Vico C.L. Chiang, Rosenna W M Chung, Doris Yp Leung, Daphne Sze Ki Cheung, Ken Hok Man Ho, Agnes K P Mak |
| المصدر: | Qualitative Health Research. 32:279-290 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Gerontology, education.field_of_study, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), SARS-CoV-2, Loneliness, Population, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, COVID-19, Nursing Homes, Phenomenology (philosophy), Residential care, Pandemic, medicine, Humans, Disconnection, medicine.symptom, Thematic analysis, Psychology, education, Pandemics, Aged |
| الوصف: | With little understandings on the loneliness of older adults in residential care homes structured by social contact restrictions, the provision of person-centered care was jeopardized during the pandemic. This study employed hermeneutic phenomenology to explore the lived experiences of loneliness of this population during a 5-month period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted unstructured face-to-face interviews with 15 older adults living in seven residential care homes. Thematic analysis was guided by Van Manen’s approach. The essence of loneliness was uncovered as “A deprived sense of self-significance in a familiar world contributes to older adult’s disconnection with prior commitments.” A sub-theme “From collapse to dissolution of self-understanding” revealed how COVID-19 structured their loneliness. Another sub-theme, “Restoring meanings by establishing connections with entities” illustrated the ways to mitigate loneliness during the pandemic. Activities fostering alternative self-interpretation are important to protect older adults against loneliness. |
| تدمد: | 1552-7557 1049-7323 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::6805e7ab820d1aff86078a87c7de73a3 https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323211050910 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....6805e7ab820d1aff86078a87c7de73a3 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15527557 10497323 |
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