"We Weathered the Storm": A Qualitative Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experience of Assisted Living Administrators During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q3 NURSING

Research in Gerontological Nursing Pub Date : 2022-05-27 DOI:10.3928/19404921-20220518-02

Elizabeth Hill, P. Bekker, Susan M. Strouse, Rebecca Davis

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Abstract

The purpose of the current qualitative phenomenological study is to learn about the lived experiences of assisted living (AL) community administrators during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Little is known about how administrators coped with the ever-changing mandates (e.g., visitation, testing, communal activities, acceptance of COVID-positive residents). Semi-structured interviews with AL administrators were conducted, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed for meaning and essence using a modified Giorgi's approach. Data analysis showed that administrators experienced a multitude of feelings and actions related to the well-being of staff, residents, and residents' families. Findings also identified the complexity of the constant changes, including limited resources and policy changes, of the AL administrators' lived experiences during the pandemic. Results from this study can inform policies and strategies for providing care to this often-overlooked population of older adults. [Research in Gerontological Nursing, xx(x), xx-xx.].

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“我们经受住了风暴”:对COVID-19大流行期间辅助生活管理人员生活经验的定性现象学研究。

本定性现象学研究的目的是了解2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行期间辅助生活(AL)社区管理员的生活经历。对于管理人员如何应对不断变化的任务(例如探视、检测、社区活动、接受新冠病毒阳性居民)，人们知之甚少。对人工智能管理人员进行半结构化访谈，逐字记录，并使用改进的Giorgi方法分析其意义和本质。数据分析表明，管理人员经历了与员工、居民和居民家庭的福祉相关的多种感受和行动。调查结果还确定了流行病期间AL管理人员生活经历不断变化的复杂性，包括有限的资源和政策变化。这项研究的结果可以为为这一经常被忽视的老年人提供护理的政策和策略提供信息。[老年护理研究，xx(x)， xx-xx.]

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Research in Gerontological Nursing NURSING-

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2.30

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6.20%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Research in Gerontological Nursing is a forum for disseminating peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, cutting-edge gerontological nursing research and theory to investigators, educators, academicians, clinicians, and policymakers involved with older adults in all health care settings. The Journal accepts manuscripts reporting research, theory, integrative and systematic reviews, instrument development, and research methods with the aims of improving the wellness and quality of care of the older adult population. Theory papers should advance gerontological knowledge, and integrative reviews should provide an analysis of the state of the science and provide direction for future research.