Frontiers in Public Health (Jun 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

  • Milagros Rico-Blazquez,
  • Milagros Rico-Blazquez,
  • Milagros Rico-Blazquez,
  • Silvia Esteban-Sepúlveda,
  • Silvia Esteban-Sepúlveda,
  • Raquel Sánchez-Ruano,
  • Raquel Sánchez-Ruano,
  • Ana María Aritztegui-Echenique,
  • Ana María Aritztegui-Echenique,
  • Eva María Artigues-Barbera,
  • Eva María Artigues-Barbera,
  • Eva María Artigues-Barbera,
  • Pedro Ruymán Brito-Brito,
  • Pedro Ruymán Brito-Brito,
  • Pedro Ruymán Brito-Brito,
  • Elvira Casado-Ramirez,
  • Elvira Casado-Ramirez,
  • María Ángeles Cidoncha-Moreno,
  • María Inmaculada Fabregat-Julve,
  • María Inmaculada Fabregat-Julve,
  • Isabel Feria-Raposo,
  • Isabel Feria-Raposo,
  • Isabel Feria-Raposo,
  • Montserrat Hernandez-Pascual,
  • Cristina Lozano-Hernández,
  • Cristina Lozano-Hernández,
  • Cristina Lozano-Hernández,
  • María Teresa Moreno-Casbas,
  • María Teresa Moreno-Casbas,
  • Pedro Otones-Reyes,
  • Ana María Palmar-Santos,
  • Ana María Palmar-Santos,
  • Azucena Pedraz-Marcos,
  • Azucena Pedraz-Marcos,
  • Esperanza María Romero-Rodriguez,
  • María Cristina Solé-Agustí,
  • Joana María Taltavull-Aparicio,
  • Joana María Taltavull-Aparicio,
  • Joana María Taltavull-Aparicio,
  • María Clara Vidal-Thomas,
  • María Clara Vidal-Thomas,
  • María Clara Vidal-Thomas,
  • Víctor Manuel Gonzalez-Chorda,
  • Víctor Manuel Gonzalez-Chorda,
  • Víctor Manuel Gonzalez-Chorda,
  • Cuidamos+75 Group,
  • Rico Milagros,
  • Esteban Silvia,
  • Moreno Teresa,
  • Abad Eva,
  • Ariztegui Ana,
  • Artigues Eva,
  • Avendaño Almudena,
  • Bernabeu Clara,
  • Blanco Joan,
  • Boixadera Mireia,
  • Cabeza Antonio,
  • Cameselle Candela,
  • Casado Elvira,
  • Cidoncha M Ángeles,
  • Company Consuelo,
  • Cortes Elisa Belén,
  • Etxebarria Aitziber,
  • Fabregat Inmaculada,
  • Feria Isabel,
  • Fernández Roser,
  • Galán M José,
  • García Marta,
  • Gimeno Iraida,
  • González Víctor M,
  • Hernandez Montserrat,
  • Izaguirre Eva,
  • López Yolanda,
  • Losada Antonio,
  • Lozano Cristina,
  • Martín Ángel,
  • Martín Susana,
  • Más Marta,
  • Mateo Ana,
  • Miralles Jerónima,
  • Moreno Maribel Noel Rosa,
  • Oter Cristina,
  • Otones Pedro,
  • Padilla Jorge Rafael,
  • Palmar Ana M,
  • Pastor Monica,
  • Pedraz Azucena,
  • Pisà Marta,
  • Reina Gloria,
  • Rich Manuel,
  • Sánchez Raquel,
  • Romero Esperanza M,
  • Ruymán Pedro,
  • Sarabia Carmen M,
  • Solé María,
  • Taltavull Joana Maria,
  • Vicente Sergio,
  • Vidal Clara

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1389641
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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AimsTo 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.DesignMulticentric, mixed method concurrent study.MethodsThis 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).DiscussionThe 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 RegistrationIdentifier: NCT05249868 [ClinicalTrials.gov].

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