TY - JOUR
T1 - Older people’s long-term care experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana: a qualitative descriptive study
AU - AWUVIRY-NEWTON, Kofi
AU - NKANSAH, Jacob Oppong
AU - NEWTON, Abraham
AU - ABEKAH-CARTER, Kwamina
PY - 2021/10/21
Y1 - 2021/10/21
N2 - This study explores older people’s long-term care experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. A qualitative descriptive approach employing semi-structured interviews was used to collect data from 15 older people from Southern Ghana. Analysis of interview data resulted in five interrelated themes: (1) sources and type of long-term care; (2) older people’s satisfaction with the long-term care received; (3) changes in their long-term care; (4) feelings of neglect regarding long-term care; and (5) older people’s resilience in long-term care. The sustainability of long-term care depends on the state’s ability to devise innovative long-term care policies and programmes to promote older people’s and their carers’ well-being
AB - This study explores older people’s long-term care experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. A qualitative descriptive approach employing semi-structured interviews was used to collect data from 15 older people from Southern Ghana. Analysis of interview data resulted in five interrelated themes: (1) sources and type of long-term care; (2) older people’s satisfaction with the long-term care received; (3) changes in their long-term care; (4) feelings of neglect regarding long-term care; and (5) older people’s resilience in long-term care. The sustainability of long-term care depends on the state’s ability to devise innovative long-term care policies and programmes to promote older people’s and their carers’ well-being
U2 - 10.1332/239788221X16316397347134
DO - 10.1332/239788221X16316397347134
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
JO - International Journal of Care and Caring
JF - International Journal of Care and Caring
SN - 2397-8821
ER -