Understanding actions and challenges in protecting older people during covid-19 pandemic in indonesia: A qualitative study with female caregivers
COVID-19 has rapidly impacted societies on a global scale, with older people among the most affected. To care for older people living in their own homes, female family caregivers play a pivotal role. The current study aimed to explore the actions of female family caregivers and the challenges they f...
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| author | Gregorius Abanit Asa Nelsensius Klau Fauk Melkianus Ratu Elsa Dent Paul Russell Ward |
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| description | COVID-19 has rapidly impacted societies on a global scale, with older people among the most affected. To care for older people living in their own homes, female family caregivers play a pivotal role. The current study aimed to explore the actions of female family caregivers and the challenges they faced in taking care of older people living at homes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Belu district, Indonesia. This qualitative study involved twenty female family caregivers, who were recruited using a combination of purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Findings were grouped into two main categories: (i) actions of female family caregivers in taking care of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. These included limiting both visitations of extended family members and older adults’ activities outside homes; explaining the virus to older adults and controlling their access to news, social media and smartphones; providing nutrition, supplement and maintaining daily diets; and (ii) challenges they faced in taking care of older adults included excessive fear of contracting COVID-19 and possibility of transmitting it to older people; feeling stressed; tired and overburdened. The study highlights the significant role family caregivers played to protect older people living at home. The findings can inform government to develop intervention programs that address and support the needs of both family caregivers and older people living at home. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3986daec2a14199b47d48df2aeb08352023-03-24T05:32:29ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01183Understanding actions and challenges in protecting older people during covid-19 pandemic in indonesia: A qualitative study with female caregiversGregorius Abanit AsaNelsensius Klau FaukMelkianus RatuElsa DentPaul Russell WardCOVID-19 has rapidly impacted societies on a global scale, with older people among the most affected. To care for older people living in their own homes, female family caregivers play a pivotal role. The current study aimed to explore the actions of female family caregivers and the challenges they faced in taking care of older people living at homes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Belu district, Indonesia. This qualitative study involved twenty female family caregivers, who were recruited using a combination of purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Findings were grouped into two main categories: (i) actions of female family caregivers in taking care of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. These included limiting both visitations of extended family members and older adults’ activities outside homes; explaining the virus to older adults and controlling their access to news, social media and smartphones; providing nutrition, supplement and maintaining daily diets; and (ii) challenges they faced in taking care of older adults included excessive fear of contracting COVID-19 and possibility of transmitting it to older people; feeling stressed; tired and overburdened. The study highlights the significant role family caregivers played to protect older people living at home. The findings can inform government to develop intervention programs that address and support the needs of both family caregivers and older people living at home.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10032487/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Gregorius Abanit Asa Nelsensius Klau Fauk Melkianus Ratu Elsa Dent Paul Russell Ward Understanding actions and challenges in protecting older people during covid-19 pandemic in indonesia: A qualitative study with female caregivers PLoS ONE |
| title | Understanding actions and challenges in protecting older people during covid-19 pandemic in indonesia: A qualitative study with female caregivers |
| title_full | Understanding actions and challenges in protecting older people during covid-19 pandemic in indonesia: A qualitative study with female caregivers |
| title_fullStr | Understanding actions and challenges in protecting older people during covid-19 pandemic in indonesia: A qualitative study with female caregivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding actions and challenges in protecting older people during covid-19 pandemic in indonesia: A qualitative study with female caregivers |
| title_short | Understanding actions and challenges in protecting older people during covid-19 pandemic in indonesia: A qualitative study with female caregivers |
| title_sort | understanding actions and challenges in protecting older people during covid 19 pandemic in indonesia a qualitative study with female caregivers |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10032487/?tool=EBI |
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