“The Mental Health of the Peruvian Older Adult during the COVID-19 Pandemic“
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2022-12-15Autor(es)
Silva Fhon, Jack Roberto
Villanueva-Benites, Maritza Evangelina
Goméz-Luján, Maria del Pilar
Mocarro-Aguilar, Maria Rosario
Arpasi-Quispe, Orfelina
Peralta-Gómez, Reyna Ysmelia
Lavado-Huarcaya, Sofia Sabina
Leitón-Espinoza, Zoila Esperanza
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“During the pandemic, the elderly population was the most exposed to disease and changes
in their daily lives. The objective was to determine the association between demographic factors,
access to health services, sources of information, and physical symptoms in the mental health of the
elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic—a study with 3828 older adults residing in nine cities in
Peru. The data was collected using a web-based survey, and the instruments of demographic data;
exposure to information (radio, television, and internet); and presence of physical symptoms, anxiety,
and perceived stress were used. Descriptive and analytical analysis was performed. Female sex,
those aged between 60 and 79 years old, those with secondary education, those in their own home,
those residing in an urban area, and those using public services of health predominated in this study.
Likewise, 62.9% presented depressive symptoms; on the stress scale, an average of 27.81 (SD = 8.71),
and on the anxiety scale, an average of 27.24 (SD = 6.04). Moreover, 65.1% reported fatigue, 62.2%
had a headache, and 61.2% lack of energy. There is an association between demographic variables
and the physical and psychological symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in the
elderly during the pandemic.“
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