Pfabigan Johanna, Wosko Paulina, Pichler Barbara, Reitinger Elisabeth, Pleschberger Sabine
Austrian National Public Health Institute (Gesundheit Österreich GmbH), Austria.
University of Vienna, Austria.
Int J Care Caring. 2022 Feb 1;6:211-228. doi: 10.1332/239788221X16308602886127. Epub 2022 Jan 10.
The Austrian government introduced in spring 2020 COVID-19 containment policies that had various impacts on older people living alone (OPLA) and their care arrangements. Seven qualitative telephone interviews with OPLA were conducted to explore how they were affected by these policies. The findings show that the management of everyday life and support was challenging for OPLA even though they did not perceive the pandemic as a threat. To better address the needs of OPLA, it would be important to actively negotiate single measures in the area of conflict between protection, safety and assurance of autonomy.
奥地利政府于2020年春季出台了新冠疫情防控政策，这些政策对独居老年人及其护理安排产生了多方面影响。对独居老年人进行了七次定性电话访谈，以探究他们如何受到这些政策的影响。研究结果表明，尽管独居老年人并未将疫情视为威胁，但日常生活管理和支持对他们来说仍具有挑战性。为了更好地满足独居老年人的需求，在保护、安全与自主权保障之间的冲突领域积极协商各项具体措施非常重要。
