Understanding older adults' functioning and health-seeking behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana: A descriptive qualitative study

被引：9
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作者：
Newton, Abraham [1 ]
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi [2 ,3 ]
Nkansah, Jacob Oppong [1 ]
Abekah-Carter, Kwamina [2 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Educ, Dept Social Studies, Winneba, Ghana
[2] African Hlth & Ageing Res Ctr, Winneba, Ghana
[3] Univ Newcastle, Dept Publ Hlth & Med, Prior Res Ctr Generat Hlth & Ageing, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
[4] Univ Ghana, Dept Social Work, Legon, Ghana
来源：
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY | 2022年 / 30卷 / 03期
关键词：
COVID-19; functioning; Ghana; health status; health-seeking behaviour; older adults; RURAL BOTSWANA; PEOPLE; DISABILITY;
D O I：
10.1111/hsc.13452
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Little research has been conducted to explore the functional status of community-dwelling older adults in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study investigated the functional status and the health-seeking behaviour of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. Utilising a descriptive qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from 12 eligible older adults from southern Ghana. With the use of NVivo (v12), descriptive and focused coding techniques were employed to analyse the data. The following five themes were identified after the data analysis: (a) older adults' health status during COVID-19 pandemic, (b) feeling limited, (c) feeling of unhappiness for being inactive, (d) striving to be active and (e) seeking healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic. This study revealed the unique health and social-related needs of Ghanaian older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study's findings draw attention to the urgent need for the state to devise practical health and social-related initiatives to support older adults during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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页码：E823 / E831
页数：9
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