Gilbert Lauren R, Mak Rebecca, Lovejoy Phoebe, Adepoju Omolola
Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
J Patient Exp. 2022 Jun 9;9:23743735221106587. doi: 10.1177/23743735221106587. eCollection 2022.
This study assessed COVID-19 experiences among minority older adults in Houston, Texas. An electronic survey was administered to community-dwelling older adults, and the open-ended responses of 458 minority adults were analyzed using thematic analysis. Through an inductive coding approach, 2 unexpected main themes emerged regarding family: fear of COVID-19 spreading among their family and modifications to family and community interactions. These older minority adults framed their personal COVID-19 experiences through the lens of family and their community, demonstrating the importance of integrating family considerations into pandemic planning, response, and recovery efforts for minority older adults.
本研究评估了德克萨斯州休斯顿市少数族裔老年人的新冠疫情经历。对社区居住的老年人进行了一项电子调查，并使用主题分析法对458名少数族裔成年人的开放式回答进行了分析。通过归纳编码方法，出现了两个关于家庭的意外主要主题：担心新冠病毒在其家庭中传播以及家庭与社区互动的改变。这些少数族裔老年人通过家庭和社区的视角来阐述他们个人的新冠疫情经历，这表明将家庭因素纳入少数族裔老年人的疫情规划、应对和恢复工作中具有重要意义。
