The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA.
J Fam Nurs. 2024 Aug;30(3):218-231. doi: 10.1177/10748407241275897. Epub 2024 Aug 29.
Caregiving is often associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes, and as the COVID-19 pandemic escalated, caregivers experienced more burden and provided more care with substantially less support. Digital resources may have been one way caregivers managed demands for care and needs for information. This mixed-methods study included surveys and semi-structured interviews with caregivers ( = 11) to describe experiences and use of digital health resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Caregivers most often provided significant physical care and experienced reduced or no social support during the pandemic. Caregivers reported the need for improving the quality of telehealth services and digital health resources. COVID-19 will not likely be the last pandemic faced by contemporary society. Measures should be taken to reduce the anticipated negative impacts on caregivers and those receiving care during future pandemics.
照顾者通常与负面的身心健康结果相关联，随着 COVID-19 大流行的升级，照顾者承受了更多的负担，提供了更多的照顾，但得到的支持却大大减少。数字资源可能是照顾者应对护理需求和信息需求的一种方式。这项混合方法研究包括对照顾者（n=11）进行的调查和半结构化访谈，以描述在 COVID-19 大流行期间的经历和使用数字健康资源。照顾者最常提供重大的身体护理，在大流行期间经历了减少或没有社会支持。照顾者报告需要改善远程医疗服务和数字健康资源的质量。COVID-19 不太可能是当代社会面临的最后一次大流行。应该采取措施减少未来大流行期间对照顾者和接受护理者的预期负面影响。
