COVID-19对老年人的影响和干预措施:对未来灾害的影响

IF 0.4 Q4 GERONTOLOGY
Denise M. Mitchell, Andrea J. Henry, Richard D. Ager
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文献表明,自2019冠状病毒病大流行出现以来,老年人出现了心理健康问题和健康挑战。与大流行相关的隔离、失业、缺乏社会支持、无法获得医疗保健服务以及经济困境加剧了压力、孤独和抑郁。然而,一些研究反驳了这一假设,报告称,在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间,老年人的抑郁症状比年轻人少。然而,经历抑郁症状的老年人面临有害的身体、情感和社会后果的风险。目前,有限的研究已经解决了哪些类型的干预措施可以预防老年人中与covid - 19相关的抑郁症状的发生或严重程度。本定性研究旨在确定与大流行相关的变化对老年人的影响,以及医疗保健、社区和信仰组织可以实施的现实干预措施,以支持和减少这些影响的严重程度。研究人员采访了从纽约一家老年中心招募的参与者(n = 14)。收集数据并进行主题分析。研究结果表明,寻找联系的机会、切实的援助、医疗资源、富有同情心的教育和悲伤支持服务是可以缓解老年人与大流行相关的痛苦的干预措施。对社会工作实践、倡导和进一步研究的影响进行了讨论。
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COVID-19 impacts and interventions for older adults: implications for future disasters
The literature suggests that older adults have developed mental health problems and health challenges since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pandemic-related isolation, job loss, lack of social support, the inability to access healthcare services, and financial distress increased stress, loneliness, and depression. However, a few studies have contradicted this hypothesis, reporting that older adults experienced fewer depressive symptoms than their younger cohorts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, older adults who experience depressive symptoms are at risk for detrimental physical, emotional, and social outcomes. Currently, limited research has addressed what types of interventions could prevent the occurrence or severity of COVID-associated depressive symptoms in older adults. This qualitative study aims to identify the impacts of pandemic-associated changes on older adults and realistic interventions that healthcare, community, and faith-based organizations could implement to support and reduce the severity of these impacts. Researchers interviewed participants (n = 14) recruited from a senior center in New York. Data were collected and thematically analyzed. Findings suggest opportunities to find connection, tangible assistance, medical resources, compassionate education, and grief support services are interventions that may buffer older adults from pandemic-related distress. Implications for social work practice, advocacy, and further research are discussed.
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics (JGG) is the official journal of the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics (SIGG), which will be an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal concerning frontiers and advances in the field of aging. The aim of the journal is to provide a forum for original research papers, reviews, clinical case reports, and commentaries on the most relevant areas pertaining to aging. JGG publishes relevant articles covering the full range of disciplines pertaining to aging. Appropriate areas include (but are not limited to) Physiology and Pathology of Aging, Biogerontology, Epidemiology, Clinical Geriatrics, Pharmacology, Ethics, Psychology, Sociology and Geriatric Nursing.
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