Loneliness and isolation among the senior citizen`s in the Helsinki area during COVID-19
Wanjiru, Evlyne (2020)
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202402126824
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202402126824
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This study targets raising awareness about loneliness and isolation amongst the senior citizens aged 60 to 90 living alone and in senior homes in the Helsinki area during Covid-19 and while trying to discover methods and approaches through the personnel and caretakers.
The method used in this study is qualitative research in which records, data are collected through conducting a semi-structured interview. The interviewees are recruited by keeping in close contact with the participants and sending the interview questions beforehand so that the interviewees can familiarize themselves with the questions.
Interview questions are carried out in the Finnish language and later translated into English. In the data analysis, thematic codes theory used to assess, analyse and break down data into thematic codes by placing the principles into categories while comparing the meaning and the relationship relating to the research questions.
The working life partner works with senior citizens with an immigrant background, and two professionals at the facilities participated in the study giving their experiences, approaches and methods used during Covid-19 thus contributing to the three key concepts of the research questions.
The study found that it is evident loneliness and isolation have affected the senior citizens more than ever in 2020 than in previous years because of COVID-19. Through the caregivers, new approaches in social work developed in order to provide services for the senior citizens during COVID-19.
The method used in this study is qualitative research in which records, data are collected through conducting a semi-structured interview. The interviewees are recruited by keeping in close contact with the participants and sending the interview questions beforehand so that the interviewees can familiarize themselves with the questions.
Interview questions are carried out in the Finnish language and later translated into English. In the data analysis, thematic codes theory used to assess, analyse and break down data into thematic codes by placing the principles into categories while comparing the meaning and the relationship relating to the research questions.
The working life partner works with senior citizens with an immigrant background, and two professionals at the facilities participated in the study giving their experiences, approaches and methods used during Covid-19 thus contributing to the three key concepts of the research questions.
The study found that it is evident loneliness and isolation have affected the senior citizens more than ever in 2020 than in previous years because of COVID-19. Through the caregivers, new approaches in social work developed in order to provide services for the senior citizens during COVID-19.