Coping of Older Adults in Times of COVID-19: Considerations of Temporality Among Dutch Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Globally, mitigation measures during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have focused on protecting older adults. Earlier disaster studies have shown the importance of including older peoples' voices to prevent secondary stressors, yet these voices have received little attention during this pandemic. Here, we explore how Dutch older adults view this crisis and cope with measures to contribute to our understanding of coping of older adults in general and during disaster situations more specifically.

Method

Qualitative study using semistructured telephone interviews with 59 diverse older adults aged 54-95 throughout the Netherlands.

Results

Older adults typify this crisis as ungraspable, disrupting their daily and social lives. Despite filling th

SUBMITTER: Verhage M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7928596 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature