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Emotional Impact and Perception of Support in Nursing Home Residents during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Qualitative Study
Social isolation measures implemented in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic generated occupational imbalance, discomfort, and mental health impairment in residents. We aimed to analyze the lived experience of elderly nursing home residents during the lockdown and social contact restrictions...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9735792/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36497786 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315712 |
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author | Crespo-Martín, Almudena Palacios-Ceña, Domingo Huertas-Hoyas, Elisabet Güeita-Rodríguez, Javier Fernández-Gómez, Gemma Pérez-Corrales, Jorge |
author_facet | Crespo-Martín, Almudena Palacios-Ceña, Domingo Huertas-Hoyas, Elisabet Güeita-Rodríguez, Javier Fernández-Gómez, Gemma Pérez-Corrales, Jorge |
author_sort | Crespo-Martín, Almudena |
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description | Social isolation measures implemented in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic generated occupational imbalance, discomfort, and mental health impairment in residents. We aimed to analyze the lived experience of elderly nursing home residents during the lockdown and social contact restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Exploratory qualitative study. Information was collected through in-depth interviews and field notes. An inductive thematic analysis was performed and international recommendations for the development of qualitative studies were followed. Results: Twenty-four participants residing in nursing homes were included. Two main themes were identified: (1) emotional impact of the experience of COVID-19 lockdown (subthemes: experience of contradictory feelings; illness and death; importance of routine; feeling busy; and role of religious beliefs); and (2) support as a therapeutic tool (subthemes: family support; peer support; and professional support). Conclusion: Social restrictions by COVID-19 caused significant changes in residents’ occupations and routines, producing fear, loneliness, and abandonment of desired occupations; however, very important supports were also identified that helped to overcome the lockdown, such as social support, spirituality, and gratitude. |
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spelling | pubmed-97357922022-12-11 Emotional Impact and Perception of Support in Nursing Home Residents during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Qualitative Study Crespo-Martín, Almudena Palacios-Ceña, Domingo Huertas-Hoyas, Elisabet Güeita-Rodríguez, Javier Fernández-Gómez, Gemma Pérez-Corrales, Jorge Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Social isolation measures implemented in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic generated occupational imbalance, discomfort, and mental health impairment in residents. We aimed to analyze the lived experience of elderly nursing home residents during the lockdown and social contact restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Exploratory qualitative study. Information was collected through in-depth interviews and field notes. An inductive thematic analysis was performed and international recommendations for the development of qualitative studies were followed. Results: Twenty-four participants residing in nursing homes were included. Two main themes were identified: (1) emotional impact of the experience of COVID-19 lockdown (subthemes: experience of contradictory feelings; illness and death; importance of routine; feeling busy; and role of religious beliefs); and (2) support as a therapeutic tool (subthemes: family support; peer support; and professional support). Conclusion: Social restrictions by COVID-19 caused significant changes in residents’ occupations and routines, producing fear, loneliness, and abandonment of desired occupations; however, very important supports were also identified that helped to overcome the lockdown, such as social support, spirituality, and gratitude. MDPI 2022-11-25 /pmc/articles/PMC9735792/ /pubmed/36497786 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315712 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Crespo-Martín, Almudena Palacios-Ceña, Domingo Huertas-Hoyas, Elisabet Güeita-Rodríguez, Javier Fernández-Gómez, Gemma Pérez-Corrales, Jorge Emotional Impact and Perception of Support in Nursing Home Residents during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Qualitative Study |
title | Emotional Impact and Perception of Support in Nursing Home Residents during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Qualitative Study |
title_full | Emotional Impact and Perception of Support in Nursing Home Residents during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Qualitative Study |
title_fullStr | Emotional Impact and Perception of Support in Nursing Home Residents during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Qualitative Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Emotional Impact and Perception of Support in Nursing Home Residents during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Qualitative Study |
title_short | Emotional Impact and Perception of Support in Nursing Home Residents during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Qualitative Study |
title_sort | emotional impact and perception of support in nursing home residents during the covid-19 lockdown: a qualitative study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9735792/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36497786 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315712 |
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