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Perceptions of risk and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic among women and older adults

The world's health, economic, and social systems have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With lockdown measures being a common response strategy in most countries, many individuals were faced with financial and mental health challenges. The current study explored the effect of th...

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Main Authors:	Ke, Guek Nee, Gow, Alan, Wong, Rachel Mei Ming, Raman, Shahirah, Mohammad, Zulaikha, De-Lima, Nicole, Khairudin, Rozainee, Lau, Wee Yeap, Kamal, Khalil Anwar, Lee, Shen Chiang, Grajfoner, Dasha
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Published:	Public Library of Science 2024
Subjects:	HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/45304/ https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301009
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spelling	my.um.eprints.453042024-10-08T02:50:13Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/45304/ Perceptions of risk and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic among women and older adults Ke, Guek Nee Gow, Alan Wong, Rachel Mei Ming Raman, Shahirah Mohammad, Zulaikha De-Lima, Nicole Khairudin, Rozainee Lau, Wee Yeap Kamal, Khalil Anwar Lee, Shen Chiang Grajfoner, Dasha HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform The world's health, economic, and social systems have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With lockdown measures being a common response strategy in most countries, many individuals were faced with financial and mental health challenges. The current study explored the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychological well-being, perception of risk factors and coping strategies of two vulnerable groups in Malaysia, namely women and older adults from low-income households (USD592). A purposive sample of 30 women and 30 older adults was interviewed via telephone during Malaysia's Movement Control Order (MCO) regarding the challenges they faced throughout the pandemic. Thematic analysis was subsequently conducted to identify key themes. The themes identified from the thematic analysis indicated a degree of overlap between both groups. For women, seven themes emerged: 1) Psychological challenges due to COVID-19 pandemic, 2) Family violence, 3) Finance and employment related stress and anxiety, 4) Women's inequality and prejudice, 5) Coping strategies, 6) Professional support, and 7) Women's empowerment. Similarly, there were six themes for the older adults: 1) Adverse emotional experiences from COVID-19, 2) Threats to health security, 3) Loss of social connections, 4) Government aid to improve older adults' psychological well-being, 5) Psychological support from family members and pets, and 6) Self-reliance, religion, and spirituality. The findings provide valuable information on the specific burdens faced by these groups, and support psychological interventions and mitigations that would be appropriate to improve well-being during the recovery phase. Public Library of Science 2024-04 Article PeerReviewed Ke, Guek Nee and Gow, Alan and Wong, Rachel Mei Ming and Raman, Shahirah and Mohammad, Zulaikha and De-Lima, Nicole and Khairudin, Rozainee and Lau, Wee Yeap and Kamal, Khalil Anwar and Lee, Shen Chiang and Grajfoner, Dasha (2024) Perceptions of risk and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic among women and older adults. PLoS ONE, 19 (4). e0301009. ISSN 1932-6203, DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301009 <https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301009>. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301009 10.1371/journal.pone.0301009
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spellingShingle	HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Ke, Guek Nee Gow, Alan Wong, Rachel Mei Ming Raman, Shahirah Mohammad, Zulaikha De-Lima, Nicole Khairudin, Rozainee Lau, Wee Yeap Kamal, Khalil Anwar Lee, Shen Chiang Grajfoner, Dasha Perceptions of risk and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic among women and older adults
description	The world's health, economic, and social systems have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With lockdown measures being a common response strategy in most countries, many individuals were faced with financial and mental health challenges. The current study explored the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychological well-being, perception of risk factors and coping strategies of two vulnerable groups in Malaysia, namely women and older adults from low-income households (USD592). A purposive sample of 30 women and 30 older adults was interviewed via telephone during Malaysia's Movement Control Order (MCO) regarding the challenges they faced throughout the pandemic. Thematic analysis was subsequently conducted to identify key themes. The themes identified from the thematic analysis indicated a degree of overlap between both groups. For women, seven themes emerged: 1) Psychological challenges due to COVID-19 pandemic, 2) Family violence, 3) Finance and employment related stress and anxiety, 4) Women's inequality and prejudice, 5) Coping strategies, 6) Professional support, and 7) Women's empowerment. Similarly, there were six themes for the older adults: 1) Adverse emotional experiences from COVID-19, 2) Threats to health security, 3) Loss of social connections, 4) Government aid to improve older adults' psychological well-being, 5) Psychological support from family members and pets, and 6) Self-reliance, religion, and spirituality. The findings provide valuable information on the specific burdens faced by these groups, and support psychological interventions and mitigations that would be appropriate to improve well-being during the recovery phase.
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author	Ke, Guek Nee Gow, Alan Wong, Rachel Mei Ming Raman, Shahirah Mohammad, Zulaikha De-Lima, Nicole Khairudin, Rozainee Lau, Wee Yeap Kamal, Khalil Anwar Lee, Shen Chiang Grajfoner, Dasha
author_facet	Ke, Guek Nee Gow, Alan Wong, Rachel Mei Ming Raman, Shahirah Mohammad, Zulaikha De-Lima, Nicole Khairudin, Rozainee Lau, Wee Yeap Kamal, Khalil Anwar Lee, Shen Chiang Grajfoner, Dasha
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title	Perceptions of risk and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic among women and older adults
title_short	Perceptions of risk and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic among women and older adults
title_full	Perceptions of risk and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic among women and older adults
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title_full_unstemmed	Perceptions of risk and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic among women and older adults
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Perceptions of risk and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic among women and older adults

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