Providing Person-Centred Care to Older People with Intellectual Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Direct Support Workers

Autor/inn/en	Thalen, Marloes; van Oorsouw, Wietske M. W. J.; Volkers, Karin M.; Frielink, Noud; Embregts, Petri J. C. M.
Titel	Providing Person-Centred Care to Older People with Intellectual Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Direct Support Workers
Quelle	In: International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 69 (2023) 5, S.775-781 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Thalen, Marloes) ORCID (van Oorsouw, Wietske M. W. J.) ORCID (Volkers, Karin M.) ORCID (Frielink, Noud) ORCID (Embregts, Petri J. C. M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2047-3869
DOI	10.1080/20473869.2021.2019921
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Older Adults; Intellectual Disability; Caregivers; Caregiver Role; Adjustment (to Environment); Foreign Countries; Residential Care; Health Promotion; Disease Control; Needs; Interpersonal Relationship; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Älterer Erwachsener; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Ausland; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Grundbedürfnis; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Niederlande
Abstract	Background: Although the current preventive measures relating to COVID-19 can lead to challenges in the daily work of direct support workers (e.g. keeping 1.5 m distance), it remains vital to uphold the principles of person-centred care when working with older people with intellectual disabilities. The current study explores the extent to which direct support workers have been able to apply a specific form of person-centred care (i.e. integrated emotion-oriented care, or IEOC) when working with older people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Six direct support workers from five facilities serving older people with intellectual disabilities in the Netherlands participated in this qualitative study. They participated in a two-hour focus group, which was transcribed verbatim, and the transcript was analysed thematically. Results: Three themes emerged: (i) the negative impact of changes due to the COVID-19 measures on service users; (ii) the adaptation of direct support workers to changes due to the COVID-19 measures; and (iii) putting the needs and wishes of service users first. Conclusion: This study provides first impressions into the experiences of direct support workers providing person-centred care to older people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01