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Older People, Loneliness, Social Isolation and Technological Mitigations: Utilising Experiences of the Covid-19 Pandemic as we Move Forward.
- Source :
- British Journal of Social Work; Mar2023, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p831-847, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- In this article, the effects of social isolation which can lead to increasing feelings of loneliness and abandonment for some are examined. The article analyses findings which emerged from a qualitative study carried out with older people in three distinct areas in Scotland (city, rural and urban) who were shielding during Covid-19. It focuses on the ways in which social isolation affected them and the extent to which information and communication technology (ICT) and telecare technologies served to mitigate key aspects. The key themes which emerged from the research included loneliness as 'multi-layered', with these layers including 'disconnections between loneliness and social isolation'; 'well-being reversals'; 'neighbours as strangers'; 'disjointed communities and co-production' and 'service abandonment'. Additional themes which emerged focused on 'ICT rebounds and evolvement' and 'hope, buoyancy and reciprocity'. These layers and themes can be seen to have longer term significance with regard to the implications for social work and social care planning as we move forward. They also emphasise the need for greater cohesiveness between health, telecare and social care services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SOCIAL media
IMMUNIZATION
PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
QUALITATIVE research
MENTAL health
RESEARCH funding
INTERVIEWING
GENERAL practitioners
LONELINESS
INFORMATION technology
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
EXPERIENCE
THEMATIC analysis
TELEMEDICINE
SOCIAL case work
STAY-at-home orders
TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH methodology
COMMUNICATION
QUALITY of life
MEDICAL appointments
MEDICAL care for older people
PUBLIC health
STROKE
SOCIAL support
SOCIAL isolation
COVID-19 pandemic
WELL-being
DISEASE risk factors
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
OLD age
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00453102
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162631795
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcac157