Types of caregiving perceptions of family caregivers of elderly nursing home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea.

Types of caregiving perceptions of family caregivers of elderly nursing home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea.

Publication date: Dec 30, 2024

This exploratory study applied Q methodology to identify the types of family caregivers of older adults in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic based on their perceptions of the caregiving role and explore each type’s characteristics. Q statements were derived from in-depth interviews and a review of prior research. Q sorting was conducted using 39 P samples on a nine-point scale to determine Q distributions according to the degree of subjective agreeableness for each statement. In-depth interviews were conducted to determine why the subjects rated statements on either extreme. Four types of family caregivers were identified as a result of an analysis using the PC QUANAL program: caregiving-positive type (type I), caregiving-ambivalent type (type II), nursing home dependent type (type III), and caregiving conflict burnout type (type IV). The study results can help develop interventions and strategies based on perceptions of caregiving and their associated characteristics to provide psychological support to family members of older adult care home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the following measures are recommended: continuous follow-up research on specific measures facilitating communication between nursing home staff and family caregivers in the event of a pandemic; development of tools for measuring burnout risk among family caregivers and practical interventions for those at high risk; efforts to improve the image of older adult care homes and change the conventional perceptions of caregiving.

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Concepts Keywords
Elderly COVID-19
Interviews Emotions
Korea Family caregivers
Nursing Nursing homes
Pandemic Q sort

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH COVID-19 pandemic
disease IDO role
disease MESH burnout
drug DRUGBANK Etoperidone
pathway REACTOME Reproduction
disease MESH dementia
disease IDO process
drug DRUGBANK Coenzyme M
disease MESH weight loss
disease MESH infection
disease MESH anxiety
disease MESH infectious diseases
disease MESH Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
disease MESH avian influenza
disease MESH Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
disease IDO country
disease IDO facility
disease MESH care burden
drug DRUGBANK Trestolone
disease MESH privacy
drug DRUGBANK Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
disease MESH emergency
disease MESH uncertainty
disease MESH cognitive decline
drug DRUGBANK Ademetionine
disease MESH emotional distress
drug DRUGBANK Serine
disease MESH depression
disease MESH psychological well being
disease MESH senile dementia

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