“Even though we are elders living alone”: has social support reshaped the care of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic?

IF 1.2 Q4 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare Pub Date : 2023-01-11 DOI:10.1108/ijhrh-09-2022-0096

Washiraporn Wannachot, Pimporn Phukrongpet, Kanokporn Rattanasuteerakul, Hanvedes Daovisan

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Purpose This study aims to explore how social support has reshaped the care of older adults living alone in northeast Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This study used a qualitative method using a narrative gerontological perspective with a descriptive design. Purposive sampling was conducted from 20 in-depth narrative interviews between November 2021 and February 2022 in Maha Sarakham province, northeast Thailand. Data transcriptions were performed using a narrative analytical process. Findings The in-depth narrative interviews indicated that older adults living alone during the coronavirus pandemic valued a comfortable life, a sense of place, favourable living arrangements, self-reliance, life goals and meaningful life. The gerontological analysis showed that social support for older adults living alone included a social safety net, networking, supporting needs, physical care and mental health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first qualitative narrative gerontological study to explore how social support reshaped the care of older adults living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic in northeast Thailand.

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“尽管我们是独居老人”：在新冠肺炎大流行期间，社会支持是否重塑了老年人的护理？

本研究旨在探讨在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，社会支持如何重塑泰国东北部独居老年人的护理。设计/方法/方法本研究采用定性方法，采用描述性设计的叙述性老年学视角。在2021年11月至2022年2月期间，在泰国东北部的Maha Sarakham省进行了20次深入的叙述性访谈，进行了有目的的抽样。使用叙述分析过程进行数据转录。深入的叙述性访谈表明，冠状病毒大流行期间独居的老年人重视舒适的生活、地方感、有利的生活安排、自力更生、生活目标和有意义的生活。老年学分析表明，对独居老年人的社会支持包括社会安全网、网络、支持需求、身体护理和应对COVID-19大流行的心理健康措施。原创性/价值据作者所知，这是首个定性叙事老年学研究，旨在探讨泰国东北部2019冠状病毒病大流行期间社会支持如何重塑独居老年人的护理。

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International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES-

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期刊介绍： nternational Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare (IJHRH) is an international, peer reviewed journal with a unique practical approach to promoting race equality, inclusion and human rights in health and social care. The journal publishes scholarly and double blind peer-reviewed papers of the highest standard, including case studies and book reviews. IJHRH aims include: -To explore what is currently known about discrimination and disadvantage with a particular focus on health and social care -Push the barriers of the human rights discourse by identifying new avenues for healthcare practice and policy internationally -Create bridges between policymakers, practitioners and researchers -Identify and understand the social determinants of health equity and practical interventions to overcome barriers at national and international levels. The journal welcomes papers which use varied approaches, including discussion of theory, comparative studies, systematic evaluation of interventions, analysis of qualitative data and study of health and social care institutions and the political process. Papers published in IJHRH: -Clearly demonstrate the implications of the research -Provide evidence-rich information -Provoke reflection and support critical analysis of both challenges and strengths -Share examples of best practice and ‘what works’, including user perspectives IJHRH is a hugely valuable source of information for researchers, academics, students, practitioners, managers, policy-makers, commissioning bodies, social workers, psychologists, nurses, voluntary sector workers, service users and carers internationally.