Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the self-care and health condition of the older adults. CUIDAMOS+75: a mixed methods study protocol

Date

2024-06-17

Authors

Rico-Blázquez, Milagros
Esteban-Sepúlveda, Silvia
Sánchez-Ruano, Raquel
Artigues-Barberá, Eva María
Brito-Brito, Pedro Ruyman
Casado-Ramírez, Elvira
Cidoncha Moreno, María Ángeles
Fabregat-Julve, María Inmaculada
Feria-Raposo, Isabel

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Publisher

Frontiers Media
Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
Artículo / Artikulua
Versión publicada / Argitaratu den bertsioa

Project identifier

  • ISCIII/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 (ISCIII)/PI21%2F00190/ES/ recolecta
  • ISCIII/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 (ISCIII)/PI21%2F00648/ES/ recolecta
  • ISCIII//PI21CIII%2F00015
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Abstract

Aims: to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health condition of people ≥75 years of age and on their family caregivers in Spain. Design: multicentric, mixed method concurrent study. Methods: this work, which will be conducted within the primary care setting in 11 administrative regions of Spain, will include three coordinated studies with different methodologies. The first is a population-based cohort study that will use real-life data to analyze the rates and evolution of health needs, care provision, and services utilization before, during, and after the pandemic. The second is a prospective cohort study with 18 months of follow-up that will evaluate the impact of COVID-19 disease on mortality, frailty, functional and cognitive capacity, and quality of life of the participants. Finally, the third will be a qualitative study with a critical social approach to understand and interpret the social, political, and economic dimensions associated with the use of health services during the pandemic. We have followed the SPIRIT Checklist to address trial protocol and related documents. This research is being funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III since 2021 and was approved by its ethics committee (June 2022). Discussion: the study findings will reveal the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the older adults and their caregivers. This information will serve policymakers to adapt health policies to the needs of this population in situations of maximum stress, such as that produced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Trial Registration: Identifier: NCT05249868 [ClinicalTrials.gov].

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Keywords

Aged, Big data, Caregivers, COVID-19, Mix method design, Nursing, Nursing diagnosis, Primary health care

Department

Ciencias de la Salud / Osasun Zientziak

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Rico-Blazquez, M., Esteban-Sepúlveda, S., Sánchez-Ruano, R., Aritztegui-Echenique, A. M., Artigues-Barbera, E. M., Brito-Brito, P. R., Casado-Ramirez, E., Cidoncha-Moreno, M. Á., Fabregat-Julve, M. I., Feria-Raposo, I., Hernandez-Pascual, M., Lozano-Hernández, C., Moreno-Casbas, M. T., Otones-Reyes, P., Palmar-Santos, A. M., Pedraz-Marcos, A., Romero-Rodriguez, E. M., Solé-Agustí, M. C., Taltavull-Aparicio, J. M., Vidal-Thomas, M. C., Gonzalez-Chorda, V. M. (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the self-care and health condition of the older adults. CUIDAMOS+75: a mixed methods study protocol. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1389641.

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© 2024 Rico-Blazquez, Esteban-Sepúlveda, Sánchez-Ruano, Aritztegui-Echenique, Artigues-Barbera, Brito-Brito, Casado-Ramirez, Cidoncha-Moreno, Fabregat-Julve, Feria-Raposo, Hernández-Pascual, Lozano-Hernández, Moreno-Casbas, Otones-Reyes, Palmar-Santos, Pedraz-Marcos, Romero-Rodriguez, Solé-Agustí, Taltavull-Aparicio, Vidal-Thomas, Gonzalez-Chorda and Cuidamos+75 Group. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY)

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