Caregiving of Older Persons during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Russian Arctic Province: Challenges and Practice
Older people and their families were particularly affected during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but not much is known about the context of the Arctic regions of Russia. In this study, we identified the changes in family care before and during the pandemic using a questionnaire for the informal care...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/1660-4601/19/5/2775/ 2023-08-20T04:04:20+02:00 Caregiving of Older Persons during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Russian Arctic Province: Challenges and Practice Elena Golubeva Anastasia Emelyanova Olga Kharkova Arja Rautio Andrey Soloviev agris 2022-02-27 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052775 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Aging https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052775 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 5; Pages: 2775 COVID-19 older person caregiver caregiver’s support family-focused care health self-isolation Russia Text 2022 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052775 2023-08-01T04:18:40Z Older people and their families were particularly affected during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but not much is known about the context of the Arctic regions of Russia. In this study, we identified the changes in family care before and during the pandemic using a questionnaire for the informal caregivers of older people. We investigated how and to what extent the pandemic has affected the relationships between caregiver and older person, and how the mental and physical health of older people and caregivers were affected by self-isolation in the Arkhangelsk region of Russia. The pandemic has changed the contribution of care from various actors: the share of care by charities, churches, and other aid agencies increased, while that of municipal services decreased. Sixteen percent of female and forty percent of male caregivers informed the study that COVID-19-related restrictions led to deterioration in the health of older people cared for at home. Family caregivers’ own health worsened, especially mental health: 28% of caregivers reported aggravated stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and expressed various fears. Our data show that the main resources in overcoming the period of self-isolation have been telephone communication, personal contact, reading/music, friends, as well as the help of social services and maintaining a positive attitude. Text Arctic Arkhangelsk MDPI Open Access Publishing Arctic International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 5 2775 |
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Older people and their families were particularly affected during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but not much is known about the context of the Arctic regions of Russia. In this study, we identified the changes in family care before and during the pandemic using a questionnaire for the informal caregivers of older people. We investigated how and to what extent the pandemic has affected the relationships between caregiver and older person, and how the mental and physical health of older people and caregivers were affected by self-isolation in the Arkhangelsk region of Russia. The pandemic has changed the contribution of care from various actors: the share of care by charities, churches, and other aid agencies increased, while that of municipal services decreased. Sixteen percent of female and forty percent of male caregivers informed the study that COVID-19-related restrictions led to deterioration in the health of older people cared for at home. Family caregivers’ own health worsened, especially mental health: 28% of caregivers reported aggravated stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and expressed various fears. Our data show that the main resources in overcoming the period of self-isolation have been telephone communication, personal contact, reading/music, friends, as well as the help of social services and maintaining a positive attitude. |
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Caregiving of Older Persons during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Russian Arctic Province: Challenges and Practice |
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Caregiving of Older Persons during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Russian Arctic Province: Challenges and Practice |
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Caregiving of Older Persons during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Russian Arctic Province: Challenges and Practice |
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Caregiving of Older Persons during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Russian Arctic Province: Challenges and Practice |
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Caregiving of Older Persons during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Russian Arctic Province: Challenges and Practice |
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caregiving of older persons during the covid-19 pandemic in the russian arctic province: challenges and practice |
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