ArticleRevista latino-americana de enfermagem2020
Elderly individuals living by themselves: knowledge and measures to prevent the novel coronavirus.
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- Depressive symptoms and frailty, effects of social distancing and isolation in older adults.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria · 2025Article
- Telenursing with elderly people in home care service during the COVID-19 pandemic: quasi-experimental study.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2024Article
- Communication inequalities and health disparities among vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic - a scoping review of qualitative and quantitative evidence.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Knowledge about COVID-19 and Associated Factors Early in the Outbreak among the Brazilian Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Sociodemographic Profile of Mask Use During the COVID-19 Outbreak Among Young and Elderly Individuals in Brazil: Online Survey Study.JMIR aging · 2021Article
- The Role of Neuropsychological Factors in Perceived Threat of SARS-CoV-2 in Healthy Ageing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveto describe the occurrence of COVID-19 and the health services used by elderly individuals living by themselves; identify the knowledge held by elderly individuals regarding the transmission, signs and symptoms of COVID-19, as well as factors associated with poor knowledge of preventive measures according to sociodemographic and clinical variables.
methodcross-sectional survey conducted by telephone or mobile with 123 elderly individuals living by themselves in the Health Macro-Region of Triângulo Sul in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Descriptive analysis was performed along with bivariate and multiple linear regression (p<0.05).
resultsmost elderly individuals did not present COVID-19 signs and symptoms (97.5%), were aware of how it is transmitted (86.6%), and of its signs and symptoms (90.8%). The elderly individuals were familiar with four preventive measures on average. After social distancing began, 85.7% of them left home and implemented three preventive measures on average, the most frequent of which was the use of face masks (99.0%). Being a man (p=0.001), 80 years old or older (p=0.045), and having fewer years of schooling (p=0.010) were associated with having less knowledge regarding the COVID-19 preventive measures.
conclusionthe elderly individuals were knowledgeable on COVID-19, but did not implement all the preventive measures. Male elderly individuals living by themselves with a low educational level are more vulnerable to COVID-19.
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