Department of Social Welfare, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
College of Social Work, University of Utah, Utah, USA.
Disabil Health J. 2021 Oct;14(4):101120. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101120. Epub 2021 May 23.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on adults with intellectual disabilities who are dependent on community services.
This study explored the experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities from their perspective during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, where most community-based services were suspended.
We conducted in-depth interviews with 15 adults with intellectual disabilities who lost access to services during COVID-19 pandemic. Inductive thematic analysis was conducted.
Five overarching themes emerged: changes in (a) daily life, (b) health behaviors, (c) family relationships, (d) social relationships, and (e) social participation. Most participants experienced the loss of daily routines and healthy behaviors, family conflicts, and social isolation, but they also developed new ways of adapting and finding a new normal.
The findings offer valuable evidence of ways to develop and stabilize community-based services during a pandemic, with insights into the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities.
COVID-19 大流行对依赖社区服务的成年智障人士产生了重大影响。
本研究从韩国的角度探讨了 COVID-19 大流行期间无法获得服务的成年智障人士的体验，在韩国，大多数基于社区的服务都已暂停。
我们对 15 名在 COVID-19 大流行期间无法获得服务的智障成年人进行了深入访谈。采用归纳主题分析。
出现了五个总体主题：（a）日常生活、（b）健康行为、（c）家庭关系、（d）社会关系和（e）社会参与的变化。大多数参与者经历了日常生活和健康行为的丧失、家庭冲突和社会孤立，但他们也找到了新的适应和寻找新常态的方法。
这些发现为大流行期间开发和稳定基于社区的服务提供了有价值的证据，并深入了解了智障人士的体验。
