Freidus Andrea, Shenk Dena, Wolf Christin
UNC Charlotte-Anthropology.
Ann Anthropol Pract. 2021 Nov;45(2):162-174. doi: 10.1111/napa.12166. Epub 2021 Sep 9.
While applied anthropological research is sometimes envisioned as a linear process, we present an alternative view based on our research with frontline workers providing long-term care (LTC) for older adults during COVID-19. We completed a rapid qualitative assessment in central North Carolina from May to November 2020. We conducted data analysis as we continued to collect data and implemented activities and interventions along the way. We report emerging findings that included the deleterious effects of isolation on older adults in both congregate and community-based LTC, the value of creatively using technology as an avenue for communication and engagement, the importance of leadership and flexibility, as well as an abundance of mental health struggles LTC workers faced in caring for older adults during COVID-19. We present how we were able to address these in a variety of ways during the inductive research process because of iterative analysis that occurred alongside continued data collection.
虽然应用人类学研究有时被设想为一个线性过程，但我们基于我们在新冠疫情期间对为老年人提供长期护理（LTC）的一线工作者的研究，提出了一种不同的观点。我们于2020年5月至11月在北卡罗来纳州中部完成了一项快速定性评估。我们在继续收集数据的过程中进行数据分析，并在此过程中实施活动和干预措施。我们报告了新出现的研究结果，包括隔离对机构养老和社区养老环境中老年人的有害影响、创造性地利用技术作为沟通和互动途径的价值、领导力和灵活性的重要性，以及长期护理工作者在新冠疫情期间照顾老年人时面临的大量心理健康问题。我们展示了在归纳研究过程中，由于持续数据收集过程中进行的迭代分析，我们如何能够以多种方式解决这些问题。
