Conversations in Times of Isolation: Exploring Rural-Dwelling Older Adults' Experiences of Isolation and Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Manitoba, Canada.
Conversations in Times of Isolation: Exploring Rural-Dwelling Older Adults' Experiences of Isolation and Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Manitoba, Canada.
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孤立时期的对话：探索加拿大曼尼托巴省的19日大流行期间，探索居住在农村的老年人孤立和孤独的经历。
DOI：
10.3390/ijerph18063028
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发表时间：
2021-03-15
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通讯作者：
Dauphinais J
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作者：
Herron RV;Newall NEG;Lawrence BC;Ramsey D;Waddell CM;Dauphinais J
在当前新冠肺炎大流行的背景下，老年人被描述为弱势群体。在进行这项研究的加拿大，鼓励老年人自我隔离，而其他人口则被告诫不要与他们面对面接触。在新冠肺炎推出之前，老年人的社会孤立和孤独被认为是一个严重的公共卫生问题。通过对26名居住在马尼托巴省农村的社区老年人(65岁以上)进行的一系列半结构化访谈，我们探索了老年人在2020年5月至7月期间大流行初期的孤立和孤独经历。参与者认为，失去自主性、失去活动和社交空间(例如，喝咖啡或外出就餐、志愿服务和去教堂)以及在家里缺乏有意义的联系是影响他们孤独感和孤独感的因素。虽然这些损失最初会影响参与者自我报告的孤独感和孤独感，但大多数人都制定了缓解孤独感和孤独感的策略，比如借鉴过去的孤立感经验，进行身体上的远程访问，远程联系，以及“保持忙碌”。我们的发现提醒人们注意不同的环境和资源在支持老年人的社会和情感健康方面的作用，特别是当他们适应随着时间的推移社会接触的变化时。
Older adults have been described as a vulnerable group in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Canada, where this study took place, older adults have been encouraged to self-isolate while the rest of the population has been cautioned against in-person contact with them. Prior to COVID-19, social isolation and loneliness among older adults was considered a serious public health concern. Using a series of semi-structured interviews with 26 community-dwelling older adults (65+) living in rural Manitoba, we explore older adults’ experiences of isolation and loneliness in the initial stages of the pandemic between the months of May and July 2020. Participants identified a loss of autonomy, loss of activities and social spaces (e.g., having coffee or eating out, volunteering, and going to church), and lack of meaningful connection at home as factors influencing their sense of isolation and loneliness. Although these loses initially influenced participants’ self-reported isolation and loneliness, the majority developed strategies to mitigate isolation and loneliness, such as drawing on past experiences of isolation, engaging in physically distanced visits, connecting remotely, and “keeping busy.” Our findings call attention to the role of different environments and resources in supporting older adults social and emotional wellbeing, particularly as they adapt to changes in social contact over time.
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DOI：
10.1177/1473325020973337
发表时间：
2021-03
期刊：
Qualitative social work : QSW : research and practice
影响因子：
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作者：
Kwan CK;Ling HW;Cheung JC;Chui EW
通讯作者：
Chui EW
DOI：
10.1093/geronb/gbt121
发表时间：
2014-03-01
影响因子：
6.2
作者：
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通讯作者：
Scharf, Thomas
影响因子：
12.7
作者：
Gerst-Emerson, Kerstin;Jayawardhana, Jayani
通讯作者：
Jayawardhana, Jayani
影响因子：
2.8
作者：
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通讯作者：
Menec, Verena H.
DOI：
10.1353/cja.2004.0022
发表时间：
2004-06-01
影响因子：
1.9
作者：
Havens, B;Hall, M;Jivan, T
通讯作者：
Jivan, T