Ensamhet under covid-19 pandemin : En kvalitativ studie om ensamhet under Covid-19 pandemin för personer som bor på LSS-boende.

Sammanfattning: Purpose: The study aims to provide an overall picture of how the staff in housing with special services experience the loneliness of its clients in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic. Method: The empirical study is based on semi-structured interviews in connection with eight assistant nurses who work both at LSS accommodation and outside as accommodation support in their own homes. The study has been examined with thematic analysis within three themes as: the staff´s experiences of the client’s loneliness, the impact of the temporary restrictions on the client’s everyday life and the staff’s opportunities and challenges to counteract/meet loneliness during the pandemic. The study´s empirical data has been interpreted with the support of attachment theory and KASAM.  Results: The results shows that loneliness increased for the clients at the LSS accommodation. Especially in the beginning of the pandemic they found the mandated restrictions to be difficult. The staff found the situation to be challenging, even though no one was proven to be infected by the virus. Only a few had milder symptoms that have led to isolation. The staff experienced that they had a good resource situation and was able to cope with the challenges during the Corona pandemic. There was clear structures and open communications among the staff group.