Lessons Learned: Occupational Therapy in Nursing Homes during the First Wave of COVID-19 in Spain
This research aims to explore the perception that occupational therapists working in elderly care facilities have about the measures implemented against the COVID-19 pandemic in their resources, and the impact that these measures have had on occupational therapy in these facilities. An interpretive...
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| author | Sara Chimento-Díaz Isabel Espino-Tato Jose M. Garcia-Alonso Pablo A. Cantero-Garlito |
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| description | This research aims to explore the perception that occupational therapists working in elderly care facilities have about the measures implemented against the COVID-19 pandemic in their resources, and the impact that these measures have had on occupational therapy in these facilities. An interpretive paradigm was selected, using a qualitative approach and a phenomenological design. Sixteen occupational therapists working in elderly care facilities in two Spanish regions were included. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. A discourse analysis of the narrative information was carried out using open, axial, and selective coding processes and the constant comparison method. Four themes were extracted from the analysis results: The initial chaos in senior centers; The blurring of occupational therapists’ roles; The emergence of technology; and organizational and therapeutic proposals for future pandemics. The pandemic had a significant impact on the care and therapeutic processes in elderly care facilities. Occupational therapists had to stop performing their functions to dedicate themselves to other support, auxiliary or communication tasks between the center and the families. Similarly, it is worth noting the emergence of low-cost technology to facilitate communication and to carry out some therapeutic interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45aca1b2544c430990e1c4b027cdfebc2023-11-23T13:56:00ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-01-0110111710.3390/healthcare10010117Lessons Learned: Occupational Therapy in Nursing Homes during the First Wave of COVID-19 in SpainSara Chimento-Díaz0Isabel Espino-Tato1Jose M. Garcia-Alonso2Pablo A. Cantero-Garlito3Department of Computer and Telematic Systems Engineering, Polytechnic School of Cáceres, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainDepartment of Computer and Telematic Systems Engineering, Polytechnic School of Cáceres, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainDepartment of Computer and Telematic Systems Engineering, Polytechnic School of Cáceres, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45600 Talavera de la Reina, SpainThis research aims to explore the perception that occupational therapists working in elderly care facilities have about the measures implemented against the COVID-19 pandemic in their resources, and the impact that these measures have had on occupational therapy in these facilities. An interpretive paradigm was selected, using a qualitative approach and a phenomenological design. Sixteen occupational therapists working in elderly care facilities in two Spanish regions were included. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. A discourse analysis of the narrative information was carried out using open, axial, and selective coding processes and the constant comparison method. Four themes were extracted from the analysis results: The initial chaos in senior centers; The blurring of occupational therapists’ roles; The emergence of technology; and organizational and therapeutic proposals for future pandemics. The pandemic had a significant impact on the care and therapeutic processes in elderly care facilities. Occupational therapists had to stop performing their functions to dedicate themselves to other support, auxiliary or communication tasks between the center and the families. Similarly, it is worth noting the emergence of low-cost technology to facilitate communication and to carry out some therapeutic interventions.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/1/117pandemiccoronavirusnursing homesoccupational therapy |
| spellingShingle | Sara Chimento-Díaz Isabel Espino-Tato Jose M. Garcia-Alonso Pablo A. Cantero-Garlito Lessons Learned: Occupational Therapy in Nursing Homes during the First Wave of COVID-19 in Spain Healthcare pandemic coronavirus nursing homes occupational therapy |
| title | Lessons Learned: Occupational Therapy in Nursing Homes during the First Wave of COVID-19 in Spain |
| title_full | Lessons Learned: Occupational Therapy in Nursing Homes during the First Wave of COVID-19 in Spain |
| title_fullStr | Lessons Learned: Occupational Therapy in Nursing Homes during the First Wave of COVID-19 in Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lessons Learned: Occupational Therapy in Nursing Homes during the First Wave of COVID-19 in Spain |
| title_short | Lessons Learned: Occupational Therapy in Nursing Homes during the First Wave of COVID-19 in Spain |
| title_sort | lessons learned occupational therapy in nursing homes during the first wave of covid 19 in spain |
| topic | pandemic coronavirus nursing homes occupational therapy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/1/117 |
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