Performance of social movements and entities in the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: Older adults care in long-term care facilities

Fernandes, Daiane de Souza; Taveira, Roberta Cristina Cintra; Silva, Luípa Michele; Kusumota, Luciana; Giacomin, Karla Cristina; Rodrigues, Rosalina Aparecida Partezani

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Original Articles • Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol. 24 (2) • 2021 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-22562021024.210048 copy

Performance of social movements and entities in the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: Older adults care in long-term care facilities

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Abstract

Objective

To analyze the content of documents proposed by social movements and professional associations to guide care in Long-Term Care Institutions for the Elderly (LTCF) during a COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

Method

This is a documentary, retrospective, descriptive and exploratory research. It was found four websites and their respective documents were identified to guide the care of the older adultswho live in LTCF in the context of the pandemic in Brazil. Thematic analysis was performed using IRaMuTeQ software.

Results

28 texts were selected for analysis. The social movement “National Front for Strengthening the LTCF” presented the highest number of productions. In the thematic analysis, three classes emerged: (1) Care as a contagion prevention strategy for COVID-19 at the LTCF; (2) The support of public managers as a right of the older adults living in the LTCF; and (3) The preservation of the social link of the LTCF residents during the pandemic.

Conclusion

Social movements and organizations had a quick performance in supporting the LTCF in Brazil through the dissemination of documents that guided the care of institutionalized older adults in situations of vulnerability. Greater involvement of public managers in the protection and the right to life of these older adults population is necessary.

Keywords
Health of the Elderly; Homes for the Aged; Coronavirus Infections; Covid- 19; Pandemics

Class	Excerpt from analyzed documents
Care as a contagion prevention strategy for COVID-19 at LTCF	“LTCF managers must make sure that LTCF and support professionals have been trained and have practiced the appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment PPE before starting care for the older people in the unit, including services provided in suspected or confirmed cases of new Coronavirus infection [...]” (FNILPI 01)
	“Organizing action plans for the prevention and management of older residents, promoting training of the care team for the programmed measures, reinforcing local hygiene behaviors and hand hygiene protocols and protection of residents and employees [...]” (SBGG 02)
	“Presenting strategies and guidelines for teams of professionals working at LTCF on the prevention of COVID-19 [...]” (ILPI.me 02)
The support of public managers as a right of the older person residing in LTCF	“The LTCFs are places of housing and social assistance facilities, with mostly no structure or human resources to provide specific health care [...]” (DCEG 08)
	“Worldwide, the cruelest face of the pandemic is revealed in the abandonment of older people, in the lack of access to health resources with high mortality of those who live in shelters and institutions [...]” (SBGG 03)
	“The LTCFs represent the place of residence of older people and are social assistance facilities and therefore do not have the structure or human resources to offer specific health care to its residents. [...]” (ILPI.me 01)
The preservation of the LTCF resident's socio-family bond during the pandemic	“Supporting families with institutionalized older people, maintaining a regular communication channel with the socio-family network, promoting virtual contact of families and friends with residents, communicating if there are suspected or confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the LTCF [...]” (FNILPI 03)
	“It is extremely important that family members are adequately communicated, a well-made contact will avoid misunderstandings, will bring family members as allies in protecting the older person, will minimize indignation against restrictive measures, will bring a practical and clear path to guide behavior [...]”(ILPI.me 2)
	“Using digital tools with good connectivity for older people to contact their families with or without cognitive ability, implementing specific schedules for virtual visits, after cleaning tablets or cell phones [...]”(DCEG 01)

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[1] Correspondence Daiane de Souza Fernandes daissf@usp.br

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Performance of social movements and entities in the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: Older adults care in long-term care facilities

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