The impact of the social isolation in elderly Brazilian mental health (anxiety and depression) during the COVID-19 pandemic
The impact of social isolation in the pandemic context on elderly Brazilian mental health is little known, especially about the occurrence of depressive symptoms. In this study, we evaluated elderly people undergoing social isolation in order to identify factors associated with depression and which...
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| author | Isabella Louise Morais de Sousa Rodrigo Silveira Mônica Yuri Takito Adenilson Leão Pereira Adenilson Leão Pereira Dalberto Lucianelli-Júnior Giselle Sousa Carmona Ana Paula do Vale Viegas Francisco Bruno Teixeira Ozélia Sousa Santos Fernanda Nogueira Valentin Fernanda Nogueira Valentin |
| author_facet | Isabella Louise Morais de Sousa Rodrigo Silveira Mônica Yuri Takito Adenilson Leão Pereira Adenilson Leão Pereira Dalberto Lucianelli-Júnior Giselle Sousa Carmona Ana Paula do Vale Viegas Francisco Bruno Teixeira Ozélia Sousa Santos Fernanda Nogueira Valentin Fernanda Nogueira Valentin |
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| description | The impact of social isolation in the pandemic context on elderly Brazilian mental health is little known, especially about the occurrence of depressive symptoms. In this study, we evaluated elderly people undergoing social isolation in order to identify factors associated with depression and which of these are more important to characterize elderly Brazilians with depression. In a cross-sectional, exploratory, and analytical study of a quantitative nature, the mental profile of elderly individuals subjected to social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic period was used. A total of 450 participants was divided into normal and depressive groups, and a form covering sociodemographic data, opinions/perceptions about the pandemic, and a Reduced Geriatric Depression Scale was used to assess participants' mental health. To assess the statistical significance between the variables, chi-square test was applied, considering the p-value <0.05. The effect size was analyzed to identify the magnitude of the difference between groups. To identify the most important characteristics to define the groups Multilayer Perceptron algorithm were applied. We found that elderly people with a depressive profile are (in Multilayer Perceptron rank order) (1) showing signs of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) of low education, (3) being divorced, (4) having more than one mental disorder, (5) reading, watching, or listening to information about COVID-19, and (6) being previously diagnosed with depression. In conclusion, elderly Brazilians in social isolation tend to develop depressive disorders during quarantine. Thus, we can consider that the pandemic requires effective and safe gerontological care and monitoring, especially with regard to mental health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9093506864c44371b785b18a238b5db32022-12-22T04:25:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-09-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.888234888234The impact of the social isolation in elderly Brazilian mental health (anxiety and depression) during the COVID-19 pandemicIsabella Louise Morais de Sousa0Rodrigo Silveira1Mônica Yuri Takito2Adenilson Leão Pereira3Adenilson Leão Pereira4Dalberto Lucianelli-Júnior5Giselle Sousa Carmona6Ana Paula do Vale Viegas7Francisco Bruno Teixeira8Ozélia Sousa Santos9Fernanda Nogueira Valentin10Fernanda Nogueira Valentin11Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pará, Altamira, BrazilCampus 'University City Armando de Salles Oliveira (CUASO)', University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilCampus 'University City Armando de Salles Oliveira (CUASO)', University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilFaculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pará, Altamira, BrazilGraduate Program in Biodiversity and Conservation (PPGBC), Altamira, BrazilFaculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pará, Altamira, BrazilFaculty of Medicine, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, BrazilFaculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pará, Altamira, BrazilFaculty of Medicine, State University of Pará, Belém, BrazilFaculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pará, Altamira, BrazilFaculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pará, Altamira, BrazilGraduate Program in Biodiversity and Conservation (PPGBC), Altamira, BrazilThe impact of social isolation in the pandemic context on elderly Brazilian mental health is little known, especially about the occurrence of depressive symptoms. In this study, we evaluated elderly people undergoing social isolation in order to identify factors associated with depression and which of these are more important to characterize elderly Brazilians with depression. In a cross-sectional, exploratory, and analytical study of a quantitative nature, the mental profile of elderly individuals subjected to social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic period was used. A total of 450 participants was divided into normal and depressive groups, and a form covering sociodemographic data, opinions/perceptions about the pandemic, and a Reduced Geriatric Depression Scale was used to assess participants' mental health. To assess the statistical significance between the variables, chi-square test was applied, considering the p-value <0.05. The effect size was analyzed to identify the magnitude of the difference between groups. To identify the most important characteristics to define the groups Multilayer Perceptron algorithm were applied. We found that elderly people with a depressive profile are (in Multilayer Perceptron rank order) (1) showing signs of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) of low education, (3) being divorced, (4) having more than one mental disorder, (5) reading, watching, or listening to information about COVID-19, and (6) being previously diagnosed with depression. In conclusion, elderly Brazilians in social isolation tend to develop depressive disorders during quarantine. Thus, we can consider that the pandemic requires effective and safe gerontological care and monitoring, especially with regard to mental health.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.888234/fullCOVID-19social isolationelderlymental healthanxietydepression |
| spellingShingle | Isabella Louise Morais de Sousa Rodrigo Silveira Mônica Yuri Takito Adenilson Leão Pereira Adenilson Leão Pereira Dalberto Lucianelli-Júnior Giselle Sousa Carmona Ana Paula do Vale Viegas Francisco Bruno Teixeira Ozélia Sousa Santos Fernanda Nogueira Valentin Fernanda Nogueira Valentin The impact of the social isolation in elderly Brazilian mental health (anxiety and depression) during the COVID-19 pandemic Frontiers in Psychiatry COVID-19 social isolation elderly mental health anxiety depression |
| title | The impact of the social isolation in elderly Brazilian mental health (anxiety and depression) during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | The impact of the social isolation in elderly Brazilian mental health (anxiety and depression) during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | The impact of the social isolation in elderly Brazilian mental health (anxiety and depression) during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of the social isolation in elderly Brazilian mental health (anxiety and depression) during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | The impact of the social isolation in elderly Brazilian mental health (anxiety and depression) during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | impact of the social isolation in elderly brazilian mental health anxiety and depression during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | COVID-19 social isolation elderly mental health anxiety depression |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.888234/full |
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