A Study on Cohort Isolation Experience of Elderly Care Institution Supervisors due to COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 174-222
Author(s):  
Young Ro Kim ◽  
Mi Koung Sim ◽  
Kyung Ja Min ◽  
Young Min Cho
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Patrícia Peres Oliveira ◽  
Priscilla Sete de Carvalho Onofre ◽  
Paula Bertone Norberto

ABSTRACT Objective: to know the feelings of elderly people living in a long term care institution (ILP) with regard to the death of friends and relatives. Methodology: this is a descriptive and exploratory research with a qualitative approach, using the oral history method through two guiding questions: “Have you ever experienced the death of a friend, relative, or even some close colleague living in this institution? “and” How you face this situation?”. The data collection was carried out by means of recorded interviews, with the signing of Free and Informed Consent Term, help between January and March 2010, with twenty elderly people, from both sexes, aged between 72 and 89 years, living in an institution for elderly care in Sao Paulo city, as approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Universidade Paulista under CAAE 5380.0.000.251/09, obtaining a favorable opinion, under the Protocol 715/09. Results: from analyzing the interviews, four thematic focuses emerged: loss due to withdrawal from family relationships, new friendships, the existence after the death of friends and relatives, reflections on the possibility of one’s own death. Conclusions: it was possible to understand that the death of beloved people brings the elderly person closer to her/his own mortality, turning the grieving process more difficult, but separation is much more difficult to be interpreted because it is the loss of living persons. Therefore, it is essential that the health professionals and caregivers give support to the elderly people in their process of facing the suffering experienced. Descriptors: geriatric nursing; death; qualitative research. RESUMO Objetivo: conhecer os sentimentos dos idosos residentes em uma instituição de longa permanência (ILP) em relação à morte de amigos e familiares. Metodologia: trata-se de pesquisa descritiva e exploratória com abordagem qualitativa, utilizando o método da história oral a partir de duas questões norteadoras: “O senhor já vivenciou a morte de algum amigo, parente ou mesmo algum colega mais próximo residente nesta instituição? “e” “Como foi para o senhor enfrentar essa situação?” A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevistas gravadas, com assinatura de Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido, realizadas entre janeiro e março de 2010, com vinte idosos, de ambos os sexos, com idade entre 72 anos e 89 anos, residentes em uma instituição para idosos da cidade de São Paulo, conforme aprovação do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade Paulista sob o CAAE n. 5380.0.000.251/09, tendo obtido parecer favorável, sob o Protocolo nº 715/09. Resultados: a partir das análises das entrevistas emergiram quatro focos temáticos: a perda pela separação do convívio familiar, novas amizades, a existência após a morte dos amigos e familiares, reflexões sobre a possibilidade da própria morte. Conclusões: foi possível compreender que a morte de pessoas queridas aproxima o idoso de sua própria mortalidade, dificultando o processo de luto, mas a separação é muito mais difícil de ser interpretada por ser a perda de pessoas vivas. Portanto é fundamental que os profissionais de saúde e cuidadores deem suporte aos idosos em seu processo de enfrentamento do sofrimento vivenciado. Descritores: enfermagem geriátrica; morte; pesquisa qualitativa. RESUMEN Objetivo: conocer los sentimientos de los ancianos residentes en una institución de larga permanencia (ILP) en relación a la muerte de amigos y familiares. Metodología: esta es una investigación descriptiva y exploratoria con abordaje cualitativo, utilizando el método de la  historia oral, desde das preguntas orientadoras: “¿Usted ya vivenció la muerte de algún amigo, pariente o mismo algún colega más cercano residente en esta institución? “e” ¿Cómo fue para usted hacer frente a esa situación?”. La recogida de datos se realizó por medio de entrevistas grabadas, con firma de Término de Consentimiento Libre Y Esclarecido, realizadas entre enero y marzo de 2010, con veinte ancianos, de ambos sexos, con edades entre 72 y 89 años, residentes en una institución para ancianos en la ciudad de São Paulo, conforme aprobación del Comité de Ética en Investigación de la Universidade Paulista bajo el CAAE 5380.0.000.251/09, teniendo obtenido opinión favorable, bajo el Protocolo 715/09. Resultados: desde los análisis de las entrevistas surgieron cuatro focos temáticos: la pérdida por separación del convivio familiar, nuevas amistades, la existencia después de la muerte de amigos y familiares, reflexiones acerca de la posibilidad de la propia muerte. Conclusiones: fue posible comprender que la muerte de personas queridas aproxima el anciano de su propia mortalidad, dificultando el proceso de luto, pero la separación es mucho más difícil de ser interpretada por ser la pérdida de personas vivas. Por lo tanto, es fundamental que los profesionales de la salud y los cuidadores den soporte a los ancianos en su proceso de enfrentamiento del sufrimiento vivenciado. Descriptores: enfermería geriátrica; muerte; investigación cualitativa.


Author(s):  
Silvia PIZZOCARO ◽  
Pınar KAYGAN ◽  
HARMAN Kerry ◽  
Erik BOHEMIA

Co-design is a process in which designers and users collaborate as ‘equals’ to develop innovative solutions. Co-design methods are increasingly used by professional designers to facilitate and enable users to co-develop innovative solutions for ‘themselves’. For example, the Design Council is advocating the use of co-design methods to support the development of practical innovative solutions to social problems such as increased cost of elderly care and tackling child poverty. The involvement of users in developing solutions acknowledges that their take up is dependent on the ways users create and negotiate meanings of objects and services.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Nevin Altıntop

What is the perception of Turkish migrants in elderly care? The increasing number of elder migrants within the German and Austrian population is causing the challenge of including them in an adequate (culturally sensitive) way into the German/Austrian health care system. Here I introduce the perception of elder Turkish migrants within the predominant paradigm of intercultural opening of health care in Germany as well as within the concept of diversity management of health care in Vienna (Austria). The qualitative investigation follows a field research in different German and Austrian cities within the last four years and an analysis based on the Grounded Theory Methodology. The meaning of intercultural opening on the one hand, and diversity management on the other hand with respect to elderly care will be evaluated. Whereas the intercultural opening directly demands a reduction of barriers to access institutional elderly care the concept of diversity is hardly successful in the inclusion of migrants into elderly care assistance – concerning both, migrants as care-givers and migrants as care-receivers. Despite the similarities between the health care systems of Germany and Austria there are decisive differences in the perception and inclusion of migrants in elderly care that is largely based on an 'individual care' concept of the responsible institutions. Finally, this investigation demonstrates how elderly care in Germany and Austria prepares to encounter the demand of 'individual care' in a diverse society.


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