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AMOUR: Action research on mental support for elderly care

  • Funded by Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW)
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Grant number: 1.04301E+13

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2022
    2023

  • Funder

    Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW)

  • Principal Investigator

    drs N. van de Graaf

  • Research Location

    N/A

  • Lead Research Institution

    ActiVite

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Caregivers

Abstract

After the COVID-19 pandemic, absenteeism increases due to: mental problems, sleep disorders, recurring fears and thoughts, increased irritability, worries about the future and reduced activity level (Beck, 2011; Da Silva et al., 2021). In addition to the expected trends within this sector: double aging, labor market tightness and a more complex care need (source: FWG), the importance for VVT organizations to focus on employee retention becomes clear. Offering peer support (CO) to caregivers has proven to be an effective way of providing such mental assistance. Action research (AO) has proven to be a successful approach to implementing complex changes and interventions. In addition to evaluating the implementation, AO offers the opportunity to develop knowledge. Knowledge about both success and failure factors as well as effectiveness that can be useful for the entire VVT ​​and Activite offers a basis for making policy on (perpetuating) CO after this project.