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Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic as Experienced by Older Adults Treated for COVID-19
BACKGROUND: In order to provide the best care, the perspective of older COVID-19 patients must be involved in the development of treatment protocols. This study describes the experiences of older adults affected by COVID-19 who recovered in the hospital or at home. METHODS: Qualitative semi-structur...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8965280/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35368456 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23337214221086831 |
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author | Pel-Littel, Ruth E. Stekelenburg, Diny E. Willems, Hanna C. Jansen, Steffy W.M. Festen, Jan van der Linden, Carolien M.J. |
author_facet | Pel-Littel, Ruth E. Stekelenburg, Diny E. Willems, Hanna C. Jansen, Steffy W.M. Festen, Jan van der Linden, Carolien M.J. |
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description | BACKGROUND: In order to provide the best care, the perspective of older COVID-19 patients must be involved in the development of treatment protocols. This study describes the experiences of older adults affected by COVID-19 who recovered in the hospital or at home. METHODS: Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 older adults affected by COVID-19. A content-based thematic analysis was conducted. RESULTS: Nine categories were identified as recurring topics, which were grouped into three major themes. The first theme describes experiences in the first phase of the disease when older adults fell ill. The second theme includes experiences during the illness, ranging from illness severity to participation in decision-making, communication barriers and isolation effects. The final theme covers the recovery course, residual symptoms and social aspects. CONCLUSION: Older adults treated for COVID-19 experienced a feeling of being in a fast-paced whirlwind and lost total control over the situation. Extra attention should be paid to shared decision making, coordinated information provision and the instalment of a primary contract to the patient. The uncertainty of their situation, isolation measures and fears could result in psychological consequences and hinder rehabilitation in older adults. |
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spelling | pubmed-89652802022-03-31 Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic as Experienced by Older Adults Treated for COVID-19 Pel-Littel, Ruth E. Stekelenburg, Diny E. Willems, Hanna C. Jansen, Steffy W.M. Festen, Jan van der Linden, Carolien M.J. Gerontol Geriatr Med The COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Older Adults, Families, Caregivers, Health Care Providers and Communities BACKGROUND: In order to provide the best care, the perspective of older COVID-19 patients must be involved in the development of treatment protocols. This study describes the experiences of older adults affected by COVID-19 who recovered in the hospital or at home. METHODS: Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 older adults affected by COVID-19. A content-based thematic analysis was conducted. RESULTS: Nine categories were identified as recurring topics, which were grouped into three major themes. The first theme describes experiences in the first phase of the disease when older adults fell ill. The second theme includes experiences during the illness, ranging from illness severity to participation in decision-making, communication barriers and isolation effects. The final theme covers the recovery course, residual symptoms and social aspects. CONCLUSION: Older adults treated for COVID-19 experienced a feeling of being in a fast-paced whirlwind and lost total control over the situation. Extra attention should be paid to shared decision making, coordinated information provision and the instalment of a primary contract to the patient. The uncertainty of their situation, isolation measures and fears could result in psychological consequences and hinder rehabilitation in older adults. SAGE Publications 2022-03-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8965280/ /pubmed/35368456 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23337214221086831 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | The COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Older Adults, Families, Caregivers, Health Care Providers and Communities Pel-Littel, Ruth E. Stekelenburg, Diny E. Willems, Hanna C. Jansen, Steffy W.M. Festen, Jan van der Linden, Carolien M.J. Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic as Experienced by Older Adults Treated for COVID-19 |
title | Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic as Experienced by Older
Adults Treated for COVID-19 |
title_full | Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic as Experienced by Older
Adults Treated for COVID-19 |
title_fullStr | Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic as Experienced by Older
Adults Treated for COVID-19 |
title_full_unstemmed | Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic as Experienced by Older
Adults Treated for COVID-19 |
title_short | Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic as Experienced by Older
Adults Treated for COVID-19 |
title_sort | lessons learned from the covid-19 pandemic as experienced by older
adults treated for covid-19 |
topic | The COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Older Adults, Families, Caregivers, Health Care Providers and Communities |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8965280/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35368456 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23337214221086831 |
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