David B Nicholas, Rosslynn Zulla, Jennifer Hewson, Navjot Virk, Jenna Naylor
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Abstract
Introduction: In this qualitative study, care providers from long-term care homes were interviewed to explore how they experienced, coped with, and adapted to care shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Thirteen multidisciplinary care providers and 24 supervisory and administrative staff participated in either a focus group or individual interview between July 2021 and February 2022. Participants were front-line care providers in 5 urban long-term care homes in western Canada.
Results: Care providers described negative impacts on residents and family members related to service delivery, restricted visiting, and quarantining protocols. They also identified negative impacts they experienced as care providers including fear and uncertainty, exhaustion, concerns about care provision, lower morale, and job self-efficacy. Buffers to stress comprised working as an integrated team and organizational support. Opportunities for growth and development and being adaptive were also described. Recommendations focused on organizational pandemic readiness and the importance of holistic care.
Conclusion: These findings highlight the need to proactively ensure a supportive infrastructure, wellness-promoting work culture, and a sustainable resource plan to help care providers pivot and adapt in a pandemic.
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In view of the ever-increasing fraction of elderly people, understanding the mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases has become a matter of urgent necessity. ''Gerontology'', the oldest journal in the field, responds to this need by drawing topical contributions from multiple disciplines to support the fundamental goals of extending active life and enhancing its quality. The range of papers is classified into four sections. In the Clinical Section, the aetiology, pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of agerelated diseases are discussed from a gerontological rather than a geriatric viewpoint. The Experimental Section contains up-to-date contributions from basic gerontological research. Papers dealing with behavioural development and related topics are placed in the Behavioural Science Section. Basic aspects of regeneration in different experimental biological systems as well as in the context of medical applications are dealt with in a special section that also contains information on technological advances for the elderly. Providing a primary source of high-quality papers covering all aspects of aging in humans and animals, ''Gerontology'' serves as an ideal information tool for all readers interested in the topic of aging from a broad perspective.
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