Volume 16, Issue 1 (Spring (COVID-19 and Older Adults) 2021)
Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing 2021, 16(1): 30-45 |
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Gholamzad S, Saeidi N, Danesh S, Ranjbar H, Zarei M. Analyzing the Elderly’s Quarantine-related Experiences in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing 2021; 16 (1) :30-45
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1- Student Research Committee, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institue, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3- Department of Gerontology, School of Behavioral Science and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,zareii.m@iums.ac.ir
2- Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institue, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3- Department of Gerontology, School of Behavioral Science and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,
Abstract: (6526 Views)
Objectives: The present study aimed to discover the lived experiences of the older adults from quarantine during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Methods & Materials: This qualitative study employed a content analysis method. Sampling was performed in 10 subjects using a purposive sampling method and continued until data saturation. Semi-Structured face-to-face interviews were used to collect the necessary data. The texts of the interviews were analyzed by qualitative method.
Results: As a result of the interviews, the two main themes of negative outcomes with the sub-themes of illness anxiety, low mood, death anxiety, interpersonal conflicts, social isolation, treatment limitations, and reduced physical activity as well as the main themes of positive outcomes with the sub-theme of lifestyle improvements were discovered. Each of the above-mentioned themes had several supporting semantic units.
Conclusion: The themes discovered based on lived experience provided useful information about the effects of quarantine on biopsychological health and quality of life of the elderly; these characteristics can be considered in treatment planning and measures for this group.
Methods & Materials: This qualitative study employed a content analysis method. Sampling was performed in 10 subjects using a purposive sampling method and continued until data saturation. Semi-Structured face-to-face interviews were used to collect the necessary data. The texts of the interviews were analyzed by qualitative method.
Results: As a result of the interviews, the two main themes of negative outcomes with the sub-themes of illness anxiety, low mood, death anxiety, interpersonal conflicts, social isolation, treatment limitations, and reduced physical activity as well as the main themes of positive outcomes with the sub-theme of lifestyle improvements were discovered. Each of the above-mentioned themes had several supporting semantic units.
Conclusion: The themes discovered based on lived experience provided useful information about the effects of quarantine on biopsychological health and quality of life of the elderly; these characteristics can be considered in treatment planning and measures for this group.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Geriatric
Received: 2020/11/18 | Accepted: 2021/04/12 | Published: 2021/04/01
Received: 2020/11/18 | Accepted: 2021/04/12 | Published: 2021/04/01
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