'Turbulence even in a bubble': a reflexive thematic analysis with family caregivers of people with dementia in the United Kingdom during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

IF 2.4 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psychology & Health Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-06 DOI:10.1080/08870446.2023.2289460

Anthony Danby, Tony Benson, Gulcan Garip

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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to understand how family caregivers of people with dementia managed changes caused by COVID-19 restrictions and how they adjusted to the lifting of restrictions. A particular focus of the study was on understanding the impact of social isolation, a reduction of social interactions, and reduced access to healthcare services.

Methods and measures: Fourteen voluntary caregivers (nine women) were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule.

Results: Five themes were identified based on reflexive thematic analysis: (i) Outlets to cope with lockdown; (ii) 'Not all doom and gloom': A silver lining amid COVID-19; (iii) Optimism helps provide resilience; (iv) The challenges and joys of reopening; and (v) Caregiving toward a new normality.

Conclusion: The research highlighted difficulties reported by family caregivers and people with dementia during COVID-19, while also showing how such carers coped. Interviews also identified ways that family caregivers often used optimism to help navigate through lockdown and to tackle the reopening stage. Family caregivers in this study reported coping well overall, but welcomed the lifting of restrictions.

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即使在泡沫中也有动荡"：在 COVID-19 大流行期间及之后，对英国痴呆症患者家庭照顾者的反思性主题分析。

研究目的本研究旨在了解痴呆症患者的家庭照顾者如何处理 COVID-19 限制所带来的变化，以及他们如何适应取消限制。研究的一个重点是了解社会隔离、社会交往减少以及医疗服务减少所带来的影响：采用半结构化访谈表对 14 名自愿照顾者（9 名女性）进行了访谈：根据反思性主题分析确定了五个主题：(i) 应对封锁的出路；(ii) "并非都是厄运"：(ii) "并不都是厄运和阴霾"：COVID-19 中的一线希望；(iii)乐观主义有助于提供复原力；(iv)重新开放的挑战和喜悦；以及(v)护理走向新常态：研究强调了家庭照护者和痴呆症患者在 COVID-19 期间遇到的困难，同时也展示了这些照护者是如何应对的。访谈还发现，家庭照护者通常会用乐观的态度来帮助度过封锁期，并解决重新开放阶段的问题。本研究中的家庭照护者表示总体上应对自如，但对解除限制表示欢迎。

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Psychology & Health Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Psychology & Health promotes the study and application of psychological approaches to health and illness. The contents include work on psychological aspects of physical illness, treatment processes and recovery; psychosocial factors in the aetiology of physical illnesses; health attitudes and behaviour, including prevention; the individual-health care system interface particularly communication and psychologically-based interventions. The journal publishes original research, and accepts not only papers describing rigorous empirical work, including meta-analyses, but also those outlining new psychological approaches and interventions in health-related fields.