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“ADAPTING TO A NEW REALITY”: OLDER ADULTS’ EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Older adults were uniquely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, given that they were most at risk of serious complications and death if infected. Numerous preventative measures were abruptly mandated, including stay at home orders and social distancing that led to social isolation. Given this cont...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9771000/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.1956 |
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author | Oshana, Jodie Guzzardo, Mariana Todorova, Irina |
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description | Older adults were uniquely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, given that they were most at risk of serious complications and death if infected. Numerous preventative measures were abruptly mandated, including stay at home orders and social distancing that led to social isolation. Given this context, the aim of this qualitative study is to explore the lived experiences, perceived challenges, and mechanisms for resilience of older adults during the first wave of the pandemic. Our sample (n=50), derived from a larger international study with data from 15 countries, includes individuals 60 or older in Puerto Rico and mainland United States. Following thematic analysis of responses from an online survey, three themes were identified: resilience through reflection and adaptation, resilience through critique of systemic problems and injustices, and resilience through reaffirmation of values. Findings support various recommendations for improving support to older adults in future crises. |
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spelling | pubmed-97710002023-01-24 “ADAPTING TO A NEW REALITY”: OLDER ADULTS’ EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Oshana, Jodie Guzzardo, Mariana Todorova, Irina Innov Aging Abstracts Older adults were uniquely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, given that they were most at risk of serious complications and death if infected. Numerous preventative measures were abruptly mandated, including stay at home orders and social distancing that led to social isolation. Given this context, the aim of this qualitative study is to explore the lived experiences, perceived challenges, and mechanisms for resilience of older adults during the first wave of the pandemic. Our sample (n=50), derived from a larger international study with data from 15 countries, includes individuals 60 or older in Puerto Rico and mainland United States. Following thematic analysis of responses from an online survey, three themes were identified: resilience through reflection and adaptation, resilience through critique of systemic problems and injustices, and resilience through reaffirmation of values. Findings support various recommendations for improving support to older adults in future crises. Oxford University Press 2022-12-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9771000/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.1956 Text en © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Abstracts Oshana, Jodie Guzzardo, Mariana Todorova, Irina “ADAPTING TO A NEW REALITY”: OLDER ADULTS’ EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
title | “ADAPTING TO A NEW REALITY”: OLDER ADULTS’ EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
title_full | “ADAPTING TO A NEW REALITY”: OLDER ADULTS’ EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
title_fullStr | “ADAPTING TO A NEW REALITY”: OLDER ADULTS’ EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
title_full_unstemmed | “ADAPTING TO A NEW REALITY”: OLDER ADULTS’ EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
title_short | “ADAPTING TO A NEW REALITY”: OLDER ADULTS’ EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
title_sort | “adapting to a new reality”: older adults’ experiences during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Abstracts |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9771000/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.1956 |
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