Social Isolation of Older Adults, Family, and Formal Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Stories and Solutions Through Participatory Action Research

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MacLeod, Ann [1 ]
Levesque, Justine [2 ]
Ward-Griffin, Catherine [3 ]
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[1] Trent Fleming Sch Nursing, 1600 West Bank Dr, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2, Canada
[2] Bishop Strachan Sch, Toronto, ON, Canada
[3] Univ Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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aging; social isolation; COVID-19; participatory action research; older adults; caregivers; community dwelling; vieillissement; isolement social; recherche-action; personnes agees; soignants; milieu communautaire;
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R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
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1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
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This participatory action research (PAR) aimed to understand the health implications of guidelines impacting social isolation among frail community-dwelling older adults and their family and formal caregivers during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) of data collected from 10 policy/procedural documents revealed four themes: valuing principles, identifying problem(s), setting priorities, and making recommendations. Interviews with 31 participants from Peterborough, Ontario, also revealed four themes: sacrificing social health, diminishing physical health, draining mental health, and defining supports. Recommendations to decision makers were finalized at a knowledge exchange event involving participants and members of Age-friendly Peterborough. Key findings demonstrate the need for Canadian governments and health and social service agencies to enhance access to technology-based interventions, and educational and financial resources for caregivers. Meaningful communication and collaboration between older adults, caregivers, and decision makers are also needed to reduce the gap between policy and practice when addressing social isolation. Cette recherche-action visait a comprendre les repercussions sanitaires des directives qui ont influe sur l'isolement social parmi les personnes agees vulnerables vivant en milieu communautaire, ainsi que leurs familles et leurs soignants professionnels, pendant la pandemie de COVID-19. L'analyse thematique reflexive de donnees puisees dans dix documents de politiques et procedures a revele quatre themes : valoriser les principes; deceler les problemes; etablir les priorites et formuler des recommandations. Les entrevues avec 31 participants de Peterborough, en Ontario, ont egalement revele quatre themes : sacrifier la sante sociale; affaiblir la sante physique; miner la sante mentale et definir les mesures de soutien. Les recommandations destinees aux decideurs ont ete mises au point lors d'un evenement d'echange de connaissances auquel ont collabore les participants a la recherche et les membres de l'organisme Age-friendly Peterborough. Les principales conclusions demontrent la necessite pour les gouvernements et les agences de la sante et des services sociaux du Canada d'ameliorer l'acces a des interventions basees sur la technologie, ainsi qu'a des ressources educatives et financieres pour les soignants. Une communication et une collaboration profondes entre les personnes agees, leurs soignants et les decideurs est egalement necessaire pour combler l'ecart entre les politiques et les pratiques visant a remedier a l'isolement social.
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