Pearls in the COVID-19 Pandemic: the case of older adults? lived experiences in Ghana

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Autor(a) principal: Dovie, Delali Adjoa
Data de Publicação: 2021
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/Dovie, D. (2021). Pearls in the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of older adults? lived experiences in Ghana. Intera??es: Sociedade E As Novas Modernidades, (40), 29-59. https://doi.org/10.31211/interacoes.n40.2021.a2
https://doi.org/10.31211/interacoes.n40.2021.a2
Resumo: Este estudo investiga as experi?ncias vividas pela popula??o idosa no Gana durante a pandemia COVID-19, ao longo da trajet?ria das dimens?es sociais, de sa?de, de cuidado infantil, de autocuidado e humanit?ria e a forma como eles percorreram os seus efeitos, utilizando um conjunto de dados qualitativos baseados em metodologia interpretativa. A amostra [n = 10] foi selecionada usando a t?cnica de amostragem intencional. O artigo conclui que a atual pandemia apresenta desafios sociais significativos. As restri??es aos movimentos sociais humanos t?m implica??es para o isolamento social. O isolamento social pode levar ? solid?o e ? depress?o. Essencialmente, a solid?o e o distanciamento social de longo prazo, fisiologicamente, t?m a propens?o de diminuir a capacidade de um indiv?duo em combater infe??es e inflama??es. Em consequ?ncia, os participantes do estudo adotaram uma mir?ade de estrat?gias de sobreviv?ncia, como o v?nculo social com os netos, mantendo-se ocupados, cuidando e socializando as crian?as fora do ambiente da sala de aula tradicional e, ainda, mantendo-as focadas academicamente. Essas atividades facilitam a intera??o social entre adultos mais velhos e as crian?as, colmatando a lacuna de cuidado infantil que o encerramento das escolas trouxe e aliviando as m?es que trabalham. Tamb?m serve como uma forma disfar?ada de gest?o de rendimento, embora escassa. Em conclus?o, ? fundamental que haja mais reflex?o e estudo das dimens?es sociais, psicol?gicas / emocionais, do autocuidado e do cuidado infantil da pandemia. / This study investigates older Ghanaian adults? lived experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic along the trajectory of social, healthcare, childcare, self-care and humanitarian dimensions and how they navigated the effects there-of, utilizing interpretive methodology based qualitative dataset. The sample [n=10] was selected using purposive sampling technique. The paper finds that the current pandemic poses significant social challenges. The restrictions on human social movements has implications for social isolation. Social isolation can lead to loneliness and depression. Essentially, loneliness and long-term social distancing physiologically have the propensity to decrease the ability of an individual to fight infections and inflammations. In consequence, the study participants adopted a myriad of survival strategies such as social bonding with grandchildren, keeping busy, fending for and socialising children outside the traditional classroom environment and yet keeping them focused academically. These activities facilitate social interaction among older adults and children with implication for bridging the childcare gap that the closure of schools has brought about with some form of relief for working mothers. It also serves as an income generating avenue in disguise albeit meagre. In conclusion, more reflection on and the study of the social, psychological/emotional, self-care and childcare challenge dimensions of the pandemic is imperative.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Pearls in the COVID-19 Pandemic: the case of older adults? lived experiences in Ghana
P?rolas na Pandemia COVID-19: o caso das experi?ncias vividas por idosos no Gana
title Pearls in the COVID-19 Pandemic: the case of older adults? lived experiences in Ghana
spellingShingle Pearls in the COVID-19 Pandemic: the case of older adults? lived experiences in Ghana
Dovie, Delali Adjoa
Idosos - Elderly
Covid-19 - Covid-19
Pandemia - Pandemic
Desafios - Challenges
Mecanismos de enfrentamento - Coping mechanisms
Cuidados infantis - Childcare
title_short Pearls in the COVID-19 Pandemic: the case of older adults? lived experiences in Ghana
title_full Pearls in the COVID-19 Pandemic: the case of older adults? lived experiences in Ghana
title_fullStr Pearls in the COVID-19 Pandemic: the case of older adults? lived experiences in Ghana
title_full_unstemmed Pearls in the COVID-19 Pandemic: the case of older adults? lived experiences in Ghana
title_sort Pearls in the COVID-19 Pandemic: the case of older adults? lived experiences in Ghana
author Dovie, Delali Adjoa
author_facet Dovie, Delali Adjoa
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Dovie, Delali Adjoa
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Idosos - Elderly
Covid-19 - Covid-19
Pandemia - Pandemic
Desafios - Challenges
Mecanismos de enfrentamento - Coping mechanisms
Cuidados infantis - Childcare
topic Idosos - Elderly
Covid-19 - Covid-19
Pandemia - Pandemic
Desafios - Challenges
Mecanismos de enfrentamento - Coping mechanisms
Cuidados infantis - Childcare
description Este estudo investiga as experi?ncias vividas pela popula??o idosa no Gana durante a pandemia COVID-19, ao longo da trajet?ria das dimens?es sociais, de sa?de, de cuidado infantil, de autocuidado e humanit?ria e a forma como eles percorreram os seus efeitos, utilizando um conjunto de dados qualitativos baseados em metodologia interpretativa. A amostra [n = 10] foi selecionada usando a t?cnica de amostragem intencional. O artigo conclui que a atual pandemia apresenta desafios sociais significativos. As restri??es aos movimentos sociais humanos t?m implica??es para o isolamento social. O isolamento social pode levar ? solid?o e ? depress?o. Essencialmente, a solid?o e o distanciamento social de longo prazo, fisiologicamente, t?m a propens?o de diminuir a capacidade de um indiv?duo em combater infe??es e inflama??es. Em consequ?ncia, os participantes do estudo adotaram uma mir?ade de estrat?gias de sobreviv?ncia, como o v?nculo social com os netos, mantendo-se ocupados, cuidando e socializando as crian?as fora do ambiente da sala de aula tradicional e, ainda, mantendo-as focadas academicamente. Essas atividades facilitam a intera??o social entre adultos mais velhos e as crian?as, colmatando a lacuna de cuidado infantil que o encerramento das escolas trouxe e aliviando as m?es que trabalham. Tamb?m serve como uma forma disfar?ada de gest?o de rendimento, embora escassa. Em conclus?o, ? fundamental que haja mais reflex?o e estudo das dimens?es sociais, psicol?gicas / emocionais, do autocuidado e do cuidado infantil da pandemia. / This study investigates older Ghanaian adults? lived experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic along the trajectory of social, healthcare, childcare, self-care and humanitarian dimensions and how they navigated the effects there-of, utilizing interpretive methodology based qualitative dataset. The sample [n=10] was selected using purposive sampling technique. The paper finds that the current pandemic poses significant social challenges. The restrictions on human social movements has implications for social isolation. Social isolation can lead to loneliness and depression. Essentially, loneliness and long-term social distancing physiologically have the propensity to decrease the ability of an individual to fight infections and inflammations. In consequence, the study participants adopted a myriad of survival strategies such as social bonding with grandchildren, keeping busy, fending for and socialising children outside the traditional classroom environment and yet keeping them focused academically. These activities facilitate social interaction among older adults and children with implication for bridging the childcare gap that the closure of schools has brought about with some form of relief for working mothers. It also serves as an income generating avenue in disguise albeit meagre. In conclusion, more reflection on and the study of the social, psychological/emotional, self-care and childcare challenge dimensions of the pandemic is imperative.
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