TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Home Care Workers
T2 - A Qualitative Study
AU - FitzGerald, Christine
AU - Moynan, Eva
AU - Lavelle, Catriona
AU - O’Neill, Cathal
AU - Robinson, Katie
AU - Boland, Pauline
AU - Meskell, Pauline
AU - Galvin, Rose
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - This qualitative study aimed to gain insight into the impact of COVID-19 on Home Care Workers (HCWs). During COVID-19 HCWs provided a lifeline for home care clients to support older people remaining living in their own homes. With a high-risk client base, HCWs were one of the few (Health and Social Care Professional) HSCPs to continue providing home-based care throughout COVID-19. Despite these contributions HCWs provided for aging in place during COVID-19, a paucity of research exists in relation to the challenges and impact of the pandemic on HCWs. Three in-person focus groups were conducted (n = 23). Two main themes were produced guided by a Reflexive Thematic Analysis approach to enable the researchers to best represent the participants experiences: Challenges and concerns to the personal and private lives of HCWs and Navigating home-based complexities of HCWs workplace during COVID-19. health care challenges to minimize impact to HCWs issues to create a safe workplace for HCWs.
AB - This qualitative study aimed to gain insight into the impact of COVID-19 on Home Care Workers (HCWs). During COVID-19 HCWs provided a lifeline for home care clients to support older people remaining living in their own homes. With a high-risk client base, HCWs were one of the few (Health and Social Care Professional) HSCPs to continue providing home-based care throughout COVID-19. Despite these contributions HCWs provided for aging in place during COVID-19, a paucity of research exists in relation to the challenges and impact of the pandemic on HCWs. Three in-person focus groups were conducted (n = 23). Two main themes were produced guided by a Reflexive Thematic Analysis approach to enable the researchers to best represent the participants experiences: Challenges and concerns to the personal and private lives of HCWs and Navigating home-based complexities of HCWs workplace during COVID-19. health care challenges to minimize impact to HCWs issues to create a safe workplace for HCWs.
KW - aging
KW - health services research
KW - labor force
KW - qualitative research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85182671145&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/23337214231222114
DO - 10.1177/23337214231222114
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85182671145
SN - 2333-7214
VL - 10
JO - Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
JF - Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
ER -
