Brown Heather, Reid Kate
School of Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QB, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 6;18(14):7220. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147220.
In March 2020, a national UK lockdown was implemented in response to rapidly rising COVID-19 infections. Those experiencing the most severe public health restrictions were 'shielding' groups as well as those over 70 years of age. Older age adults, many of whom were active, independent, and socially connected were immediately instructed to stay at home, to limit all external social contact and consider contingency for maintaining personal food security and social contact. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of older adults during the first UK lockdown (March-June 2020), specifically how our sample reacted to public health messaging, staying food secure and drawing on available social capital within their community. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with eight participants. In addition, twenty-five participants completed a qualitative 'open-ended' survey. The data was collated and analysed, adopting a Thematic Analysis informed approach. Three themes were identified: (1) , (2) and (3) . These findings offer a rich insight into how early lockdown measures, never witnessed since World War 2, exposed existing pre-pandemic inequalities and concerns relating to loneliness, isolation and wellbeing. The findings are of relevance to researchers, older adult advocate groups and policy makers to inform post COVID-recovery within communities to ensure healthy ageing.
2020年3月，为应对迅速上升的新冠病毒感染病例，英国实施了全国封锁。受最严格公共卫生限制措施影响的群体包括“防护”群体以及70岁以上的老人。许多老年人积极活跃、独立自主且社交广泛，但他们却立即被要求居家，限制所有外部社交接触，并考虑维持个人食品安全和社会联系的应急措施。这项定性研究的目的是探究英国首次封锁期间（2020年3月至6月）老年人的经历，特别是我们的样本如何应对公共卫生信息、维持食品安全以及利用社区内现有的社会资本。对8名参与者进行了半结构化电话访谈。此外，25名参与者完成了一项定性的“开放式”调查。采用主题分析法对数据进行整理和分析。确定了三个主题：（1） ，（2） 和（3） 。这些发现深刻揭示了自二战以来从未见过的早期封锁措施是如何暴露了大流行前就已存在的不平等现象以及与孤独、隔离和福祉相关的问题。这些发现对研究人员、老年倡导团体和政策制定者具有参考价值，可为社区内的新冠疫情后恢复工作提供信息，以确保健康老龄化。
