University of Canberra Reports Findings in COVID-19 (What are the holistic care impacts among individuals living through the COVID-19 pandemic in residential or community care settings? An integrative systematic review): Coronavirus – COVID-19

2023 JUL 12 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- New research on Coronavirus - COVID-19 is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating in Bruce, Australia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “To critically synthesise evidence in relation to the holistic care impacts (physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and environmental well-being) among individuals living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) with restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. An integrative systematic review followed a pre-registered protocol and has been reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) Guidelines.”

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the University of Canberra, “Electronic databases were searched from inception to June 2022. Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies were included. All articles were double screened according to a pre-determined eligibility criterion. The review process was managed using Covidence systematic review software. Data from the studies were extracted, methodological quality appraisal conducted, and a narrative synthesis conducted. 18 studies were included. The impact of restrictive practices and periods of lockdown impacted older people on all levels of individual quality-of-life. With or without COVID-19, residents experienced functional decline and many experienced malnutrition, increased incontinence, increased pain, and poorer general health and significant psychological distress. Depression increased with reduced social contact, as did anxiety and loneliness. Some residents spoke of suicidal ideation. It is highly plausible that further outbreaks may prompt knee-jerk reactions from public health departments and governing bodies to continue to restrict and lockdown facilities. Public health COVID-19 outbreak policy for aged care across the globe will need to consider the benefits verses risk debate given the findings uncovered in this review.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “These findings showed that it is vital that policy considers quality-of-life domains not solely survival rates.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: What are the holistic care impacts among individuals living through the COVID-19 pandemic in residential or community care settings? An integrative systematic review. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 2023. International Journal of Older People Nursing can be contacted at: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - http://www.wiley.com/; International Journal of Older People Nursing - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1748-3743)

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting M. Turner, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Additional authors for this research include N. Jackson and C. Paterson.

The publisher of the International Journal of Older People Nursing can be contacted at: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA.

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