SOCIAL DISTANCING DUE TO COVID-19: SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORK, ACTIVITIES AND FEELINGS OF AGED INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE ALONE

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.78473

Keywords:

Aged Person, Older Adults’ Health, Social Support, Infections by Coronavirus, Geriatric Nursing.

Abstract

Objectives: to analyze the social support network, the activities performed, and the factors
associated with the presence of negative feelings of aged individuals who live alone during social
distancing due to COVID-19. Method: a cross-sectional study conducted with 119 aged individuals
who live alone in the Macro-region of Triângulo Sul, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The data were collected at
the homes and with instruments validated in the country. Descriptive and multiple binary regression
analyses were performed (p<0.05). Results: 97.5% had a social support network for health needs
and for maintaining social distancing (79.8%). The activity most frequently performed was household
chores (77.3%). The presence of negative feelings was associated with the female gender (p<0.001)
and with fewer activities (p=0.012). Conclusion: the data contribute to the development of health
actions, revealing situations in the daily life of aged individuals that are exacerbated during the
COVID-19 pandemic, as well as aspects related to the negative feelings experienced by aged
individuals who live alone.

Author Biographies

Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora Associada do Departamento de Enfermagem em Educação e Saúde Comunitária. Curso de Enfermagem. Instituto de Ciências da Saúde. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro.

Nayara Gomes Nunes Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Enfermeira. Doutora em Atenção à Saúde. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM). Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil. 

Mariana Silva Freitas Guimarães, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Enfermeira. Mestre em Atenção à Saúde. Doutoranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Atenção à Saúde da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM). Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil. 

Lenniara Pereira Mendes Santana, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Enfermeira. Mestre em Saúde, Sociedade e Ambiente pela Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM). Doutoranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Atenção à Saúde da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM). Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil. 

Gianna Fiori Marchiori, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Enfermeira. Doutora em Atenção à Saúde. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM). Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

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Published

2022-01-25

How to Cite

Tavares, D. M. dos S., Oliveira, N. G. N., Guimarães, M. S. F., Santana, L. P. M., & Marchiori, G. F. (2022). SOCIAL DISTANCING DUE TO COVID-19: SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORK, ACTIVITIES AND FEELINGS OF AGED INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE ALONE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 27. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.78473

Issue

Vol. 27 (2022)

Section

Especial Covid-19

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