Caregiving Among Older Black Same-Gender-Loving Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings From Qualitative Research.
Caregiving Among Older Black Same-Gender-Loving Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings From Qualitative Research.
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COVID-19 大流行期间老年黑人同性女性的护理：定性研究的结果。
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10.1093/geront/gnad103
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2024
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Horn,Jennifer
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Poteat,Tonia;Hall,Porsha;Adams,MaryAnne;Gautam,DipaSharma;Ashenden,Robynn;Horn,Jennifer
背景和目的关于2019年冠状病毒病大流行期间的旅行的数据很少使用交叉透镜来关注多个社会类别，如性别，年龄，种族和性取向，如何塑造旅行体验。这项分析旨在探讨老年黑人同性恋爱好women.Research Design and MethodsSixteen焦点小组进行了4-8名参与者（N= 102）从美国各地的经验。录音讨论持续约90分钟，并逐字转录。两名分析师编码的成绩单讨论相关的browving和内容分析，以确定themes.ResultsParticipants从事browving为儿童，父母，家人，朋友和邻居。他们提供身体、经济、工具和/或二级护理;有时他们自己也接受护理。疫情严重影响他们的压力水平和心理健康以及他们的亲密伴侣关系。讨论大多描述了大流行病造成的生存困难增加。然而，一些与会者指出了大流行病使工作变得更容易的方式;改变了工作，但没有使工作变得更容易或更难;讨论和含义年长的黑人同性恋妇女描述了一些与现有文献不同的大流行性疾病经历，证明了考虑性别，种族，年龄，在一场充满卫生不平等的流行病中，性取向影响着人们的生活经历。确保被多重边缘化的照顾者能够获得他们所需的实际和情感支持，对于促进卫生公平和为未来的大流行病做好准备至关重要。
Background and ObjectivesFew data on caregiving during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic use an intersectional lens to attend to how multiple social categories, such as gender, age, race, and sexual orientation, shape caregiving experiences. This analysis sought to explore caregiving experiences of aging Black same-gender-loving women.Research Design and MethodsSixteen focus groups were conducted with 4–8 participants each (N= 102) from across the United States. Audio-recorded discussions lasted for approximately 90 min and were transcribed verbatim. Two analysts coded transcripts for discussions related to caregiving and used content analysis to identify themes.ResultsParticipants engaged in caregiving for children, parents, family, friends, and neighbors. They provided physical, economical, instrumental, and/or secondary caregiving; and sometimes received care themselves. The pandemic heavily affected their stress level and mental health as well as their intimate partner relationships. Discussions mostly offered descriptions of increased caregiving difficulty caused by the pandemic. However, a few participants identified ways the pandemic made caregiving easier; changed caregiving without making it easier or harder; or thwarted their ability to provide care.Discussion and ImplicationsOlder Black same-gender-loving women described some pandemic caregiving experiences that diverged from the existing literature, demonstrating the importance of considering how gender, race, age, and sexual orientation affect caregiving experiences during a pandemic fraught with health inequities. Ensuring the multiply marginalized caregivers have access to the practical and emotional support they need is critical for advancing health equity and preparing for future pandemics.