Source avec lien : Healthcare, 10(10). 10.3390/healthcare10101967
La pandémie de coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) a intensifié les circonstances stressantes et déjà difficiles des communautés de couleur. Pourtant, il n’y a pas de recherche actuelle sur le photovoice qui mette en lumière les expériences vécues de ces communautés à partir de deux points de vue : celui des personnes âgées (PA) et celui des travailleurs de la santé de première ligne (TSLP). Cette étude qualitative a utilisé le photovoice pour décrire visuellement les luttes des personnes âgées (n = 7) et des jeunes travailleurs de la santé de première ligne (n = 5) noirs, indigènes et de couleur (BIPOC) qui ont travaillé avec des personnes âgées pendant la pandémie et la façon dont ils ont fait face et se sont remis des défis de la pandémie.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic intensified the stressful and already difficult circumstances of communities of color. Yet, there is no current photovoice research highlighting the lived experiences of these communities from two perspectives—the older adults (OAs) and the frontline healthcare workers (FLHWs). This qualitative study used photovoice to visually portray the struggles of Black, Indigenous, and persons of color (BIPOC) OAs (n = 7) and younger FLHWs (n = 5) who worked with older adults during the pandemic and how they coped and recovered from the challenges of the pandemic. The investigators conducted a three-day training of ten research assistants (RAs) who were paired with either an OA or an FLHW for the photovoice sessions conducted in four stages. Upon examination of the narratives, focus group transcriptions, and photo stories, it became clear that participants faced different challenges during the pandemic, such as the fear of COVID-19 exposure, struggles to adopt COVID-19 mitigation strategies, workplace challenges, and social isolation. Amid this crisis of suffering, isolation, and sadness, participants employed two major strategies to deal with the challenges of the pandemic: positive reappraisal and self-care practices. The findings have implications for clinical social workers, mental health counselors, faith communities, nurse managers and administrators, and policymakers.