Resilience among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A photovoice study

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dc.contributor.authorKarmann, Julie
dc.contributor.authorHandlovsky, Ingrid
dc.contributor.authorLu, Sonia
dc.contributor.authorMoullec, Gregory
dc.contributor.authorFrohlich, Katherine L.
dc.contributor.authorFerlatte, Olivier
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-04T19:36:14Z
dc.date.available2024-01-04T19:36:14Z
dc.date.copyright2023en_US
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractOlder adults faced significant challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic but also demonstrated great resilience. Investigating these strengths may enhance and inform strategies to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic. To gain insight into the resilience processes of older adults during the first year of the pandemic, we conducted a photovoice study with 26 older adults (aged over 60) in the province of Quebec, Canada. Participants met online weekly for three weeks in small groups to discuss their photographs and share their resilience strategies. The thematic analysis revealed three interrelated themes. First, participants distanced themselves from the pandemic by engaging in activities that took their focus away from COVID-19 and that afforded much-needed respite. Second, participants regained their bearings by reorganizing their schedules and establishing new routines that bolstered occupation rather than rumination. Third, participants used the pandemic to self-reflect and revise their priorities, leveraging the pandemic as an opportunity for growth. Together, these themes demonstrate the strengths, coping strategies and resilience of older adults and contrast the stereotypes of older adults as vulnerable and resourceless. These findings have the potential to inform the implementation of strength-based health promotion initiatives to mitigate the harms of the pandemic.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by funding from the Réseau de recherche en santé des populations du Québec and the Centre de recherche en santé publique. JK is supported by a doctoral scholarship from Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et Culture. OF is supported by a Junior 1 new investigator award from Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKarmann, J., Handlovsky, I., Lu, S., Moullec, G., Frohlich, K. L., & Ferlatte, O. (2023). Resilience among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A photovoice study. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 3, 100256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100256en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100256
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/15794
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSSM - Qualitative Research in Healthen_US
dc.subjectResilienceen_US
dc.subjectOlder adultsen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectPhotovoiceen_US
dc.titleResilience among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A photovoice studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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