Distanced behind the mask: The use of non-verbal communication when counselling the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic
Health SA Gesondheid
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Distanced behind the mask: The use of non-verbal communication when counselling the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| Creator | Jarvis, Mary Ann Smith, Lourett | |
| Description | The stressors caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have influenced both the physical and the mental health of the elderly, increasing their vulnerability. Counselling by the mental healthcare nurse is a critical protective factor in mitigating the mental health effects of COVID-19. However, counselling is unintentionally interrupted by the effects of the mask as a barrier to non-verbal communication. This commentary aims at conscientisation of mental healthcare nursing practice interruptions to non-verbal communication, brought upon by the pandemic. Practice recommendations focus on mask-wearing becoming less of a stressor to offset the challenges experienced by both the elderly and the mental healthcare nurses.Contribution: The authors conclude that a need exists to revisit the fundamentals of counselling, and show initiative to addressing the practice challenges created by the wearing of masks yet simultaneously contribute to #flatten_the_mental_illness_curve. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2021-11-26 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hsag.v26i0.1665 | |
| Source | Health SA Gesondheid; Vol 26 (2021); 4 pages 2071-9736 1025-9848 | |
| Language | eng | |
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