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A Qualitative Investigation on Chronic Disease Management and Prevention Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To qualitatively describe experiences of chronic disease management and prevention in older adults (age ≥65 years) during COVID-19.

Approach

Qualitative descriptive approach.

Setting

Data collected online via telephone and video-conferencing technologies to participants located in various cities in British Columbia, Canada. Data analyzed by researchers in the cities of Vancouver and Kelowna in British Columbia.

Participants

Twenty-four community-living older adults (n = 24) age ≥65 years.

Methods

Each participant was invited to complete a 30-to-45-minute virtual, semi-structured, one-on-one interview with a trained interviewer. Interview questions focused on experiences managing health prior to COVID-19 and transitioning experiences of practicing health management and prevention strategies during COVID-19. Audio recordings of interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically.

Results

The sample's mean age was 73.4 years (58% female) with 75% reporting two or more chronic conditions (12.5% none, 12.5% one). Three themes described participants' strategies for chronic disease management and prevention: (1) having a purpose to optimize health (i.e., managing health challenges and maintaining independence); (2) internal self-control strategies (i.e., self-accountability and adaptability); and (3) external support strategies (i.e., informational support, motivational support, and emotional support).

Conclusion

Helping older adults identify purposes for their own health management, developing internal control strategies, and optimizing social support opportunities may be important person-centred strategies for chronic disease management and prevention during unprecedented times like COVID-19.

SUBMITTER: Yang MC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10903114 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Qualitative Investigation on Chronic Disease Management and Prevention Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Yang Michelle C MC Clayton Cam C Harris Devin D Pelletier Chelsea C Schmidt Julia J Zwicker Jill G JG Sakakibara Brodie M BM

American journal of health promotion : AJHP 20231124 3

<h4>Purpose</h4>To qualitatively describe experiences of chronic disease management and prevention in older adults (age ≥65 years) during COVID-19.<h4>Approach</h4>Qualitative descriptive approach.<h4>Setting</h4>Data collected online via telephone and video-conferencing technologies to participants located in various cities in British Columbia, Canada. Data analyzed by researchers in the cities of Vancouver and Kelowna in British Columbia.<h4>Participants</h4>Twenty-four community-living older ...[more]

PMID: 38000140

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A Qualitative Investigation on Chronic Disease Management and Prevention Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Purpose

Approach

Setting

Participants

Methods

Results

Conclusion

Publications

A Qualitative Investigation on Chronic Disease Management and Prevention Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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