A qualitative study about the mental health and wellbeing of older adults in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A qualitative study about the mental health and wellbeing of older adults in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DOI：
10.1186/s12877-021-02367-8
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发表时间：
2021-07-26
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影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Burton A
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作者：
McKinlay AR;Fancourt D;Burton A
这项研究的目的是研究在2019冠状病毒病大流行导致的社交距离限制期间，威胁和保护居住在英国的老年人健康的因素。对20名70岁以上的成年人进行半结构化电话或视频访谈。目的抽样方法被用来增加组内的多样性。成绩单进行了分析，使用自反性主题分析。与会者描述了大流行期间对他们健康的潜在威胁，包括对死亡的恐惧、对正常生活的悲伤和对未来的担忧。参与者还描述了有助于保护他们心理健康的活动和行为，包括采用较慢的生活节奏，保持日常生活，社交和使用过去的应对技能。许多参与者利用他们的韧性和生活经验来自我管理与疫情相关的恐惧和不确定性，利用他们在封锁期间的时间来反映或组织临终事务。这项研究提供了基于英国的证据，表明虽然一些老年人在第一波COVID-19期间经历了挑战，但许多人在社交距离限制期间具有弹性，尽管早期报告担心老年人群体的心理健康后果。我们的研究结果强调了保持获得必需品的重要性，以促进正常的感觉，并利用社会支持来帮助减少流行病时期的不确定性。在线版本包含补充材料，可通过10.1186/s12877-021-02367-8获得。
The objective of this study was to examine factors that threatened and protected the wellbeing of older adults living in the UK during social distancing restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured telephone or video interviews with 20 adults aged over 70. Purposive sampling methods were used to increase diversity within the group. Transcripts were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Participants described potential threats to their wellbeing during the pandemic, including fears for mortality, grieving normal life, and concerns for the future. Participants also described activities and behaviours that helped to protect their mental health, including adopting a slower pace of life, maintaining routine, socialising, and using past coping skills. Many participants drew on their resilience and life experience to self-manage fear and uncertainty associated with the pandemic, using their time during lockdown to reflect or organise end-of-life affairs. This study provides UK-based evidence that while some older adults experienced challenges during the first wave of COVID-19, many were resilient throughout social distancing restrictions despite early reported concerns of mental health consequences among the older adult population. Our findings highlight the importance of maintaining access to essentials to promote feelings of normality and use of social support to help reduce uncertainty in times of pandemics. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12877-021-02367-8.
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