ArticleInternational journal of geriatric psychiatry2020
Elderly care in the time of coronavirus: Perceptions and experiences of care home staff in Pakistan.
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- Experiences of Healthcare Workers in Long-Term Care during COVID-19: A Scoping Review.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2023Article
- Care-home Nurses' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Managing ethical conundrums at personal cost: A qualitative study.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2023Article
- Knowledge and willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine: a survey from Anhui Province, China.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022Article
- Health care workers' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.Human resources for health · 2022Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults: Rapid Review.JMIR aging · 2021Review
- Elderly care in the time of coronavirus: Perceptions and experiences of care home staff in Pakistan.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2020Article
- Psychosocial Distress Among Certified Nursing Assistants in Long-Term Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Social Ecological Model Informed Scoping Review.Clinical gerontologistArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe highly contagious and deadlycoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused significant disruption in the small care sector of Pakistan. This study accordingly explores the perceptions and experiences of staff providing direct caregiving services to the elderly residents at three care homes during the time of the coronavirus pandemic in Karachi, Pakistan.
designUsing a qualitative approach, 27 digitally recorded, semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were performed with current and former caregiving staff members. The data were analyzed through qualitative content analysis.
resultsAnalysis highlights various kinds of challenges that were faced by the caregivers and their families during the pandemic. The main theme class identified from the data was "living in anxiety and fear." The work-related decisions made by caregivers at that time were mainly influenced by their familial demands and responsibilities.
conclusionCaregivers were at risk of catching the lethal virus through inhalation of or physical contact with infectious particles, but despite that most of them continued to render elderly care services. This study's findings could be used by government leaders and care home administrations when making coronavirus containment policies, designing economic relief packages, and formulating caregiving training programs in Pakistan or other countries in the world.
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