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ArticleRevista latino-americana de enfermagem2025

Association between the COVID-19 infodemic and depression symptom screening in older adults.

Patricia Rodrigues Braz, Tiago Ricardo Moreira, Andréia Queiroz Ribeiro, Rosimere Ferreira Santana, Jack Roberto Silva Fhon, Alexandre Favero Bulgarelli, Vilanice Alves de Araújo Püschel, Edna Aparecida Barbosa de Castro, Denise Rocha Raimundo Leone, Ricardo Bezerra Cavalcante

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Article in Revista latino-americana de enfermagem, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Patricia Rodrigues BrazUniversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2102-635X
Tiago Ricardo MoreiraUniversidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6606-4942
Andréia Queiroz RibeiroUniversidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6546-1252
Rosimere Ferreira SantanaUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4593-3715
Jack Roberto Silva FhonUniversidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1880-4379
Alexandre Favero BulgarelliUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7110-251X
Vilanice Alves de Araújo PüschelUniversidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6375-3876
Edna Aparecida Barbosa de CastroUniversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9555-1996
Denise Rocha Raimundo LeoneUniversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6961-4989
Ricardo Bezerra CavalcanteUniversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5381-4815

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Abstract

to analyze the profile of exposure to COVID-19 information and its association with depressive symptom screening in a sample of older adults in Brazil. cross-sectional study using data collected through a web-based survey with 3,307 participants recruited via social media and email. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were conducted to estimate associations of interest, as well as crude and adjusted logistic regression, controlling for predictive, sociodemographic and infodemic variables. a significant association was found between the presence of depression symptoms among older adults who were exposed to social media and television for three to six hours or more and those who reported not having been exposed to any news and information about COVID-19 on television. older women frequently exposed to COVID-19-related information on television and social media for two- to six-hour periods showed depression symptoms. This study contributes to research on infodemics and mental health by addressing a research gap on the relationship between depressive symptom screening and the profile of exposure to COVID-19 information in a sample of older adults.

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COVID-19DepressionSocial MediaAgedAged, 80 and overBrazilCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTelevision

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PMCPMC12088656

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