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Original Article • Vol.4, Issue 10 • ISSN: 2766-2276 • Open Access • CC BY 4.0

Open Access Original Article Vol.4, Issue 10 October 20, 2023

Daily Life, Fear of COVID-19 and Social Support in the Older Adults in Home Isolation: A Cross-Sectional Study

DOI: 10.37871/jbres1814
Authors
Maykon dos Santos Marinho, Luana Araujo dos Reis, Thuanne dos Santos Rodrigues, Priscila Souza Nascimento, Jose Felipe Costa da Silva, Everaldo Nery de Andrade, Rafael Alves Bernardes, Ines Franco Almeida, Elaine dos Santos Santana and Luciana Araujo dos Reis*
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Abstract

The COVID-19 (infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus) pandemic caused several changes in the everyday life of the older adults, altering the perception of psychosocial varia-bles.

Objetive: To evaluate the daily life, fear of COVID-19, and family support of the older adults at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methodology: Cross-sectional and exploratory study conducted with older adults people in home social isolation in the municipality of Vitória da Conquista/BA. Data were collected by sociodemographic questionnaire, Fear of COVID-19 scale and Satisfaction with Social Support scale. The STROBE checklist was used to evaluate the study.

Results: Of the 101 participants, 68.3% were female and 56.5% in the age group of 60 to 69 years; in relation to daily life before the pandemic 89.1% reported having an active life and 77.2% started to reside with the family during the pandemic. In social support, an overall above aver-age score of 56.04 (9.23) was obtained. Regarding fear, 10.9% reported feeling dizzy or fainting because of the news and 18.8% reported being paralyzed or without reactions when thinking or being exposed to information about the virus.

Conclusions: Changes in the daily lives of the older adults were related to feeling less active and being confined to family members. Symp-toms due to fear of COVID-19 and satisfaction with social support were observed to a lesser ex-tent than expected.

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Maykon dos Santos Marinho, Luana Araujo dos Reis, Thuanne dos Santos Rodrigues, Priscila Souza Nascimento, Jose Felipe Costa da Silva, Everaldo Nery de Andrade, Rafael Alves Bernardes, Ines Franco Almeida, Elaine dos Santos Santana and Luciana Araujo dos Reis* (2023). Daily Life, Fear of COVID-19 and Social Support in the Older Adults in Home Isolation: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences, 4(10). https://doi.org/10.37871/jbres1814

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JournalJournal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences (JBRES)
ISSN2766-2276
DOI DOI 10.37871/jbres1814
Volume / IssueVol. 4, Issue 10
PublishedOctober 20, 2023
Article TypeOriginal Article
Pages1435-1440
LicenseCC BY 4.0 — Open Access
PublisherSciRes Literature LLC, Sheridan, WY, USA
LanguageEnglish
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