Well-being, interventions and support during epidemics (WISE): protocol for a qualitative longitudinal study of older adults’ experiences during COVID-19 [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
has the potential to trigger multiple stress domains and lead to long-term
repercussions in an individual’s quality of life, health and well-being.
Stressors from the pandemic are likely to be experienced in many ways by older
adults with heterogeneous life experiences and supports available. In this
context, it is necessary to tease out the underlying mechanisms leading to
positive and negative well-being and mental health across interdependent
individual, social and environmental factors. The aim of the present study is
to explore community-dwelling older adults’ experiences during the COVID-19
pandemic, with a particular focus on mental health and psychosocial well-being.
Methods: An exploratory longitudinal qualitative study will
be conducted with data collected through written submissions, sitting
interviews and walk along interviews with older adults living in Irish
community settings. Data collection will take place 3 to 10 weeks apart to
enable the exploration of individuals’ responses to the evolving social,
economic and environmental circumstances derived from the COVID-19 pandemic in
Ireland. An iterative thematic analysis will be carried out to identify
data themes, linkages, and explanations within a socio-ecological framework.
Funding
Health Research Board Ireland [SPHeRE-2019-1]
History
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The original article and an updated version may be available on https://hrbopenresearch.org/Published Citation
Guzman V, Foley R, Pertl M, Doyle F. Well-being, interventions and support during epidemics (WISE): protocol for a qualitative longitudinal study of older adults’ experiences during COVID-19 [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. HRB Open Res. 2021; 4:22Publication Date
19 Feb 2021External DOI
PubMed ID
33977225Department/Unit
- Health Psychology
Research Area
- Population Health and Health Services
Publisher
F1000 Research LtdVersion
- N/A