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| Title: | From Compliance to Care: Qualitative Findings from a Survey of Essential Caregivers in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes | ||||
| Authors: | Conklin J, Dehcheshmeh MM, Archibald D, Elliott J, Hsu A, Kothari A, Stolee P, Sveistrup H | ||||
| Link: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38561989/ | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1017/S071498082400014X | ||||
| Publication: | Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement | ||||
| Keywords: | COVID-19; aging; essential caregiver; family caregiver; long-term care; pandemic; pandé; mie; proche aidant essentiel; proche aidant familial; soins de longue duré; e; vieillissement; | ||||
| PMID: | 38561989 | Category: | Date Added: | 2024-04-02 | |
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1 Department of Applied Human Sciences, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada. 2 Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada. 3 Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. 4 School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada. 5 Western University, London, ON, Canada. 6 Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada. 7 School of Health Studies, Western University, London, ON, Canada. 8 School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. |
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of the care provided by family members and close friends to older people living in long-term care (LTC) homes. Our implementation science team helped three Ontario LTC homes to implement an intervention to allow family members to enter the homes during pandemic lockdowns. Objective: We used a variety of methods to support the implementation, and this paper reports results from an Ontario-wide survey intended to help us understand the nature of the care provided by family caregivers. Methods: We administered a survey of essential caregivers in Ontario, and a single open-ended question yielded a substantial qualitative data set that we analysed with a coding and theming procedure that yielded 13 themes. Findings: The 13 themes reveal deficiencies in Ontario's LTC sector, attempts to cope with the deficiencies, and efforts to influence change and improvement. Discussion: Our findings indicate that essential caregivers find it necessary to take on vital roles in order to shore up two significant gaps in the current system: they provide psychosocial and emotional (and sometimes even basic) care to residents, and they play a monitoring and advocacy role to compensate for the failings of the current regulatory compliance regime. |
