Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on senior-to-senior social engagement activities at a community space in Japan
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on senior-to-senior social engagement activities at a community space in Japan
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COVID-19-19大流行对日本社区空间高级社会参与活动的影响
DOI：
10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3473
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发表时间：
2020-12-16
影响因子：
7
通讯作者：
Takase M
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作者：
Kazembe N;Kim H;Wang C;Higuma S;Yang Y;Kim T;Ogino R;Takase M
在东京大学的支持下，日本当地的社区空间Chiki Kastudokan为社区居住的老年人举办了几场老年人之间的社交活动。这些活动旨在通过锻炼、音乐、咖啡馆和手工艺来促进交流和社会参与。在2019冠状病毒病大流行出现后，这些活动中断了。我们在2020年6月至7月期间进行了问卷调查，以评估大流行对26项活动的影响，并确定支持需求，使其在大流行期间能够保持连续性（响应率：77%）。首先，26项活动因新冠肺炎疫情而全部暂停。8项（40%）活动的主办者设计了其他方式让参与者在家参与。例如，手工活动的主持人安排并发送给参与者制作工具包。由于使用Skype或Zoom等在线平台的能力有限，主持人和参与者无法进行虚拟互动。值得注意的是，在大流行期间，东道国急于恢复活动。他们担心自己的健康（50%），担心被朋友和家人批评（25%），担心感染在参与者中传播（85%）。主办方希望在活动期间预防感染的策略，以及参与者易于理解的感染预防指南。这些发现表明，COVID-19大流行对千木学堂的高级活动产生了负面影响。东京大学可以帮助东道主确定有效的感染预防策略，以便在大流行期间举办活动时使用。它还可以为东道国和参与者提供信息通信技术培训，以提高他们在未来新冠肺炎浪潮中使用在线平台的能力。
A local community space in Japan, Chiki Kastudokan, has been hosting several senior-to-senior social activities for community-dwelling older adults with support from the University of Tokyo. The activities are aimed at fostering communication and social engagement through exercise, music, cafe, and craft. After the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic, these activities have been disrupted. We conducted a questionnaire survey between June and July 2020 to assess how the pandemic has affected 26 activities and identify support needs that can enable their continuity amid the pandemic (response rate: 77%). First, all 26 activities were suspended by the onset of COVID-19. Hosts of 8 (40%) activities devised alternative ways to engage participants at home. For instance, hosts of craft activities arranged and sent to participants crafting kits. Limited capacity in using online platforms like Skype or Zoom prevented virtual interaction of hosts and participants. Notably, hosts were anxious towards resuming activities amid the pandemic. They worried about their health (50%), of being criticized by friends and family(25%), and of infections spreading among participants (85%). Hosts wanted strategies to prevent infections during activities, and easy to understand infection prevention guidelines for participants. These findings reveal that COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected senior-to-senior activities at Chiki Kastudokan. The University of Tokyo could help hosts identify effective infection prevention strategies to use when hosting activities amid the pandemic. It could also provide ICT training to hosts and participants to enhance their capacity in using online platforms in case of future waves of COVID-19.