Research Centre for Public Health, Equity and Human Flourishing (PHEHF), Torrens University Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change, Kupang 85227, Indonesia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 12;19(20):13115. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013115.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused detrimental impacts on different population groups throughout the world. This study aimed to explore the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic's mandatory lockdown protocols on individual and social activities and mental health conditions of community-dwelling older people in Jakarta, Indonesia. A qualitative design using one-on-one in-depth interviews was employed to collect data from the participants ( = 24) who were recruited using the snowball sampling technique. Data analysis was guided by the five steps proposed in a qualitative data analysis framework, including familiarisation with the data, identification of a thematic framework, indexing the data, charting the data and mapping and interpreting the data. The findings showed that before the COVID-19 outbreak participants engaged in different kinds of regular individual and social activities. However, the COVID-19 outbreak and its mandatory lockdown protocols significantly influenced both their activities and social life, which led to social disconnection and financial difficulties for them. COVID-19 outbreak, mandatory lockdown protocols, and the disruption of individual and social activities of the participants also caused mental health challenges to them, including feelings of loneliness, loss, sadness, stress, and anger. The findings suggest that there is a need for intervention programs addressing the socio-economic and mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on older populations to help them cope with these challenges. Future studies involving large-scale older populations to comprehensively understand COVID-19 impacts on them are recommended.
新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情（COVID-19）在全球范围内对不同人群造成了不利影响。本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 大流行期间强制封锁措施对印度尼西亚雅加达社区居住的老年人的个人和社会活动以及心理健康状况的影响。本研究采用一对一深入访谈的定性设计，使用滚雪球抽样技术招募了 24 名参与者作为研究对象。数据分析遵循定性数据分析框架中的五个步骤，包括熟悉数据、确定主题框架、对数据进行索引、制作数据图表以及对数据进行映射和解释。研究结果表明，在 COVID-19 爆发之前，参与者参与了不同类型的常规个人和社会活动。然而，COVID-19 爆发及其强制封锁措施对他们的活动和社交生活产生了重大影响，导致他们与社会脱节，经济困难。COVID-19 爆发、强制封锁措施以及参与者个人和社会活动的中断也给他们带来了心理健康方面的挑战，包括孤独感、失落感、悲伤、压力和愤怒。研究结果表明，需要针对 COVID-19 对老年人群体的社会经济和心理健康影响实施干预计划，帮助他们应对这些挑战。建议未来开展涉及大规模老年人群体的研究，以全面了解 COVID-19 对他们的影响。
