Theme | Subtheme |
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Potential Threats to Wellbeing | ā¢ Concerns about end-of-life, ageing, and mortality ā¢ Thinking about end-of-life concerns, worries about ageing and frailty |
ā¢ Grieving the loss of normality ā¢ Feeling life is on hold, craving normality, finding the state of the world upsetting | |
ā¢ Healthcare concerns ā¢ Fear of hospitalisation, fear of seeking help due to perceived lack of service availability, fear of leaving the house due to COVID | |
ā¢ Unable to engage with activities that protect wellbeing ā¢ Loss of leisure, lack of routine | |
Protective Activities and Behaviours | ā¢ Slowing the pace of life ā¢ More time for exercise and new hobbies, time for introspection, and organising affairs |
ā¢ Benefits of routine and social responsibility ā¢ Feeling āneededā and helping others, keeping busy with social obligations | |
ā¢ Social interaction and support ā¢ Connecting with others, reciprocal offers of support | |
ā¢ Utilising skills, experience and resources to cope ā¢ Using past coping skills and experience, accustomed to isolation, accessing practical resources |