Living restricted lives ‐ Understanding the impact of isolation, social distancing and other restriction measures on older care home residents and their relatives in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study
Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic is paramount for governments, societies, policy makers, care home providers, care homes and their staff, residents and their families and friends, and researchers. Our study makes an important contribution as one of the first to study the impact of implementing isolation, social distancing and other restrictive measures for care home residents and their relatives in England.
Authors
- Ruth G Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4377-5063)
- Joanne Fitzpatrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6285-180X)
- Lindsay Rees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3629-3995)
- Anne Marie Rafferty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1010-6581)
- Amit Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2234-2872)
- Sarah Sims (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7494-9030)
- Sally Brearley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7918-7485)
- Shereen Hussein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7946-0717)
- Richard E. Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8612-9600)
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Faculty of Public Health (GB)
- Virgin Care (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312509
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Health and Social Care Delivery Research