Seeley, J and Manyaapelo, T. 2022. The impact of COVID-19 on older people in a rural district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [Online]. Africa Health Research Institute. Available from: https://doi.org/10.23664/AHRI.COVID-19.AND.OLDER.PEOPLE.STUDY.INTERVIEW.DATA.MATRIX
Seeley, J and Manyaapelo, T. The impact of COVID-19 on older people in a rural district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [Internet]. Africa Health Research Institute; 2022. Available from: https://doi.org/10.23664/AHRI.COVID-19.AND.OLDER.PEOPLE.STUDY.INTERVIEW.DATA.MATRIX
Seeley, J and Manyaapelo, T (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on older people in a rural district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [Data Collection]. Africa Health Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.23664/AHRI.COVID-19.AND.OLDER.PEOPLE.STUDY.INTERVIEW.DATA.MATRIX
Description
The process of ageing and the pressures related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown have multiple interrelated implications for older people's health and mental wellbeing. There is limited information on interventions for improved elder care in rural contexts. We will fill this gap through a longitudinal study using qualitative methods on the impact of COVID-19 and the lock down on older people in uMkhanyakude. The research questions are: [1] What was the impact of access to food, family/friend support and health care for older people during the lock-down and, if appropriate, sheltering from SARS-CoV-2 infection? [2] What is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the wellbeing of older people? [3] What interventions would provide improved quality of life for older people? We collected oral diaries over a period of six months. In the first interview we asked participants to recall the experience of lock down, the challenges they may have faced accessing supplies and care, and of being distant from family members. In the subsequent interviews we asked participants to recall the previous week, any times of joy (when perhaps someone phoned or sent them a gift of food or money) and times of worry (if food was short or someone was unwell).
Data capture method | Interview |
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Date (Date published in a 3rd party system) | 22 April 2022 |
Language(s) of written materials | English |
Data Creators | Seeley, J and Manyaapelo, T |
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Associated roles | Edwards, A (Co-Investigator), Mpanza, N (Data Collector), Nxumalo, S (Data Collector), Nxumalo, Z (Data Collector), Gumede, N (Data Collector) and Ngwenya, N (Co-Investigator) |
LSHTM Faculty/Department | Faculty of Public Health and Policy > Dept of Global Health and Development |
Research Centre | Centre for Maternal, Reproductive and Child Health (MARCH) |
Participating Institutions | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa |
Date Deposited | 01 Jun 2022 16:09 |
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Last Modified | 01 Jun 2022 16:19 |
Publisher | Africa Health Research Institute |