The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
J Fam Nurs. 2022 Aug;28(3):183-194. doi: 10.1177/10748407221100284. Epub 2022 Jun 8.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community-dwelling people living with dementia and their family caregivers have experienced many challenges. The unanticipated consequences of public health measures have impacted these families in a myriad of ways. In this interpretive policy analysis, which used a longitudinal, qualitative methodology, we purposively recruited 12 families in British Columbia, Canada, to explore the impacts of pandemic public health measures over time. Semi-structured interviews were conducted every 3 months and participants completed diary entries. Twenty-eight interviews and 34 diary entries were thematically analyzed. The findings explore ways that families adopted and adapted to public health measures, loss of supports, both formal and informal, and the subsequent consequences for their mental and physical well-being. Within the ongoing context of the pandemic, as well as potential future wide-spread emergencies, it is imperative that programs and supports are restarted and maintained to avoid further harm to these families.
自 COVID-19 大流行以来，居住在社区中的痴呆症患者及其家庭照顾者经历了许多挑战。公共卫生措施的意外后果以多种方式影响了这些家庭。在这项使用纵向定性方法的解释性政策分析中，我们有意在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省招募了 12 个家庭，以随着时间的推移探索大流行公共卫生措施的影响。每 3 个月进行一次半结构化访谈，参与者完成日记条目。对 28 次访谈和 34 次日记条目进行了主题分析。研究结果探讨了家庭采用和适应公共卫生措施、正式和非正式支持的丧失以及对他们身心健康的后续影响的方式。在大流行持续的背景下，以及未来潜在的广泛紧急情况，必须重新启动和维持计划和支持，以避免这些家庭受到进一步的伤害。
