ERIC Number: EJ1398074
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-2047-3869
EISSN: EISSN-2047-3877
Providing Person-Centred Care to Older People with Intellectual Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Direct Support Workers
Thalen, Marloes; van Oorsouw, Wietske M. W. J.; Volkers, Karin M.; Frielink, Noud; Embregts, Petri J. C. M.
International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v69 n5 p775-781 2023
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.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Caregivers, Caregiver Role, Adjustment (to Environment), Foreign Countries, Residential Care, Health Promotion, Disease Control, Needs, Interpersonal Relationship
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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