‘I was there because I needed to be there’: A qualitative study of the experience of older adults hospitalised with COVID-19 in Australia

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q4 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Australasian Journal on Ageing Pub Date : 2025-02-09 DOI:10.1111/ajag.13412

David Cheong, Danielle Ní Chróinín, Lynn Chiang, Kaye Rolls

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Abstract

Objectives

To explore the experiences of older adult patients hospitalised with COVID-19 infection by identifying any issues they encountered, how they were able or unable to adapt, as well as their opinion of such issues.

Methods

A qualitative study was conducted by inviting a purposive sample of older adults from a metropolitan tertiary hospital in Sydney, Australia, to undertake semi-structured telephone interviews. Data was analysed using a thematic approach and adhered to the COREQ guidelines.

Results

A total of 16 participants were interviewed. Three predominant themes were identified from their described experiences. The majority accepted that hospitalisation was necessary for their recovery. The use of single isolation rooms affected their psychological state; however, this could have impacted them either positively or negatively. The quality of nursing care received elicited emotions of self-worth and participants also reported a variety of experiences ranging from positive to negative.

Conclusions

This study identified common themes of situational acceptance and the psychological impacts of both isolation and nursing care quality as important towards the overall experience amongst older adults who had been hospitalised with COVID-19. Opportunities to improve the patient experience were also identified, and practical next steps such as tailoring the type and delivery of care to individual patient needs and preferences may assist in this.

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“我在那里是因为我需要在那里”：一项对澳大利亚因COVID-19住院的老年人经历的定性研究。

目的：探讨老年成人COVID-19感染住院患者的经历，确定他们遇到的任何问题，他们如何能够或无法适应，以及他们对这些问题的看法。方法：采用定性研究方法，从澳大利亚悉尼的一家大城市三级医院邀请有目的的老年人样本进行半结构化电话访谈。采用专题方法分析数据，并遵守COREQ准则。结果：共访谈16名参与者。从他们描述的经历中确定了三个主要主题。大多数人认为住院治疗对他们的康复是必要的。单人隔离室的使用影响了他们的心理状态；然而，这可能会对他们产生积极或消极的影响。接受的护理质量引发了自我价值的情绪，参与者也报告了从积极到消极的各种体验。结论：本研究确定了情境接受的共同主题，以及隔离和护理质量对因COVID-19住院的老年人的整体体验的心理影响。还确定了改善患者体验的机会，以及根据患者个人需求和偏好量身定制护理类型和交付等实际的后续步骤，可能有助于实现这一目标。

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来源期刊

Australasian Journal on Ageing 医学-老年医学

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

6.20%

发文量

114

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Australasian Journal on Ageing is a peer reviewed journal, which publishes original work in any area of gerontology and geriatric medicine. It welcomes international submissions, particularly from authors in the Asia Pacific region.