Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Universidade Federal Fluminense. Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rev Bras Enferm. 2024 Sep 6;77(4):e20230339. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0339. eCollection 2024.
to analyze the physical and psychological changes of the COVID-19 infodemic for the older adult population of Rio de Janeiro.
a cross-sectional, web-based survey to find out about access to news and information about COVID-19 among older adult in Rio de Janeiro, between July and December 2020. Univariate analysis and bivariate analysis were carried out using non-parametric statistical methods.
390 older adults took part, predominantly female (75.1%), aged between 66 and 75 (35.4%), married (51.0%), white (60.3%), owning their own home (81.8%), located in urban areas (91%), with complete or incomplete primary education (31.8%) and retired or pensioners (79.2%). Younger people were significantly affected both physically and psychologically by social networks when compared to television (<0.001).
Physical and psychological changes from exposure to information about COVID-19 have affected the lives of the older adult, having an impact on this population.
分析里约热内卢老年人群体对 COVID-19 信息疫情的身心变化。
2020 年 7 月至 12 月期间,采用横断面、基于网络的调查方法,了解里约热内卢老年人获取有关 COVID-19 的新闻和信息的情况。使用非参数统计方法进行单变量分析和双变量分析。
390 名老年人参与了调查,主要为女性(75.1%),年龄在 66-75 岁之间(35.4%),已婚(51.0%),白人(60.3%),拥有自己的住房(81.8%),居住在城市地区(91%),具有完整或不完整的小学教育(31.8%),退休或领取养老金(79.2%)。与电视相比,年轻人受到社交网络对 COVID-19 信息的影响,身心都受到了显著影响(<0.001)。
接触 COVID-19 信息导致的身心变化影响了老年人群的生活,对这一人群产生了影响。