Maciariello, David and Corna, Laurie and Amati, Rebecca and Albanese, Emiliano and Cavalli, Stefano (2023) Older adults’experiences of restrictive measures during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Switzerland. Evidence from Corona Immunitas Ticino study. Journal of Aging and Social Policy.
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From the outset of the pandemic, Swiss federal authorities implemented numerous public health measures to contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2. In southern Switzerland, Canton Ticino legislated additional measures, some of which specifically targeted people aged 65 and over. We assessed how older adults perceived and experienced the introduction of these age-specific measures using data from a large, randomized sample of community-dwelling older adults aged 65+ collected between October 2020 and February 2021. We analyzed 788 open-ended responses on the experience of the introduction of the measures using a qualitative thematic analysis. At the individual level, 45% of the sample had a mostly positive experience, 29% had a mostly negative experience, 10% identified positive and negative aspects and 16% reported neither. We next assessed factors distinguishing the different types of experiences using bivariate and multivariate models. Older adults who were younger, unpartnered, had lower levels of education and higher levels of depressive symptoms and loneliness were more likely to report negative experiences. Our findings suggest the need to provide clear communication to older adults that accounts for the heterogeneity of this population, and to consider the potential for policies to have negative implications for those with fewer personal resources.
| Item Type: | Scientific journal article, Newspaper article or Magazine article |
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| Subjects: | Mass communication and documentation Mass communication and documentation > Others in mass communications & documentation |
| Department/unit: | Dipartimento economia aziendale, sanità e sociale > Centro competenze anziani |
| Depositing User: | Roberta Torriani |
| Date Deposited: | 30 May 2023 09:04 |
| Last Modified: | 30 May 2023 09:22 |
| URI: | http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/14012 |
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