Agency and Mental Health Among Peruvian Older Adults During the COVID-19 Lockdown.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the experiences of older Peruvian adults living in urban areas of Lima under lockdown due to the National COVID-19 Emergency, this study analyzes how older adults (aged 60 and older) exercise agency while also living with the negative impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and related control measures.

Methods

Between August and December 2020, our research team conducted a telephone-based, qualitative study, in which we undertook semistructured interviews with a purposive sample of low-income older adults living with chronic multimorbidities and limited resources. Forty older adults, 24 women and 16 men, with a mean age of 72 years, participated in the study. For data analysis, we employed thematic analysis with a predominantly inductive approac

SUBMITTER: Flores-Flores O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10214643 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature