Department of Puplic Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
Health Soc Care Community. 2022 May;30(3):899-907. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13542. Epub 2021 Aug 14.
Older adults over the age of 65 were announced as a high-risk group in the COVID-19 outbreak and had to be placed on lockdown for a long time. The research was conducted to identify the psychosocial status, attitudes, and experiences of individuals aged 65 and over who were in-home lockdown during the COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey. In the study, 51 older adults were reached using the snowball sampling method. The research data were collected through qualitative interviews from older adults who were in house restrictions during the pandemic period, and thematic analysis was performed. As a result of the interviews, four main themes revealed as (a) Growing old is like a crime: The public perception of the older adults regarding the stigma associated with aging, (b) The inevitable course: Potential possibilities arising as a result of the pandemic period, (c) The cost of lockdown at home: Risk factors arising due to staying at home for a long time, (d) The desire for equality: The developing resistance against lockdown and demands for equality. The lockdown applied exclusively to older adults forced them to create new routines and made them aware of some values; however, they asserted that they were stigmatized and lonely, that their concerns about death/catching COVID-19 increased, and they were treated unfairly. Measures should be taken to prevent mental problems in older adults. In addition, public health nurses are advised to provide preventive care services and counselling for early intervention.
老年人（年龄在 65 岁及以上）在 COVID-19 疫情中被宣布为高危人群，不得不长时间被封锁在家中。本研究旨在识别在土耳其 COVID-19 疫情期间被封锁在家中的 65 岁及以上老年人的社会心理状态、态度和经历。该研究采用雪球抽样法联系了 51 名老年人。研究数据是通过对大流行期间被限制在家中的老年人进行定性访谈收集的，并进行了主题分析。访谈结果揭示了四个主要主题：（a） 年老如同犯罪：公众对老年人的刻板印象与老龄化相关的污名，（b） 不可避免的过程：大流行期间出现的潜在可能性，（c） 在家封锁的代价：由于长时间呆在家中而产生的风险因素，（d） 平等的渴望：对封锁的抵制和对平等的要求不断增强。对老年人实施的封锁迫使他们创造新的日常生活，并使他们意识到一些价值观；然而，他们坚称自己受到了污名化和孤独的对待，对死亡/感染 COVID-19 的担忧增加了，并且受到了不公正的待遇。应采取措施预防老年人的心理问题。此外，建议公共卫生护士提供预防保健服务和咨询，以便及早干预。
