Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Home Care Workers: A Qualitative Study

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作者：
Fitzgerald, Christine [1 ,4 ]
Moynan, Eva [1 ]
Lavelle, Catriona [2 ]
O'Neill, Cathal [2 ]
Robinson, Katie [1 ]
Boland, Pauline [1 ]
Meskell, Pauline [3 ]
Galvin, Rose [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Limerick, Sch Allied Hlth, Limerick, Ireland
[2] Clarecare, Ennis, Clare, Ireland
[3] Univ Limerick, Dept Nursing & Midwifery, Limerick, Ireland
[4] Univ Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland
来源：
GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE | 2024年 / 10卷
关键词：
health services research; labor force; qualitative research; aging; HEALTH-CARE;
D O I：
10.1177/23337214231222114
中图分类号：
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要：
This qualitative study aimed to gain insight into the impact of COVID-19 on Home Care Workers (HCWs). During COVID-19 HCWs provided a lifeline for home care clients to support older people remaining living in their own homes. With a high-risk client base, HCWs were one of the few (Health and Social Care Professional) HSCPs to continue providing home-based care throughout COVID-19. Despite these contributions HCWs provided for aging in place during COVID-19, a paucity of research exists in relation to the challenges and impact of the pandemic on HCWs. Three in-person focus groups were conducted (n = 23). Two main themes were produced guided by a Reflexive Thematic Analysis approach to enable the researchers to best represent the participants experiences: Challenges and concerns to the personal and private lives of HCWs and Navigating home-based complexities of HCWs workplace during COVID-19. health care challenges to minimize impact to HCWs issues to create a safe workplace for HCWs.
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