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- Title
HEALTH REPERCUSSIONS OF COVID-19: PERCEPTIONS OF THE ELDERLY.
- Authors
Schleicher, Maira Lidia; Barros de Souza, Jeane; Spiegelberg Zuge, Samuel; Schulter Buss Heidemann, Ivonete Teresinha; Walker, Fernanda; de Prado Pilger, Kelly Cristina
- Abstract
Objective: to reveal the perceptions of the elderly about the repercussions of COVID-19 on the elderly. Method: exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Twenty elderly residents in Santa Catarina, Brazil participated in the study. Data collection took place through semi-structured questions, through video call on WhatsApp due to the pandemic. For the organization and analysis of data, content analysis was used. Results: two categories emerged: 1) Feelings of the elderly awakened in the face of COVID-19; 2) Experiences of the elderly in the pandemic context. Conclusion: the pandemic situation aroused feelings of sadness, loneliness, anxiety, homesickness and fear in the elderly, in addition to difficulties in adapting to isolation, in the face of physical distancing from family and friends, with interruption of leisure, work and physical activities. However, technologies were allies in maintaining contact with other people, despite the difficulties in handling.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; RESEARCH; FRIENDSHIP; COVID-19; RESEARCH methodology; MOBILE apps; FEAR; FAMILIES; EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE research; SOCIAL isolation; LONELINESS; CONTENT analysis; EMOTIONS; ANXIETY; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; VIDEO recording; COVID-19 pandemic; SADNESS; INFORMATION technology
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v14.11796