Physical and psychological changes of the COVID-19 infodemic by the older adult population.

IF 1.2 Q3 NURSING Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem Pub Date : 2024-09-06 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0339

Raísa Gonçalves Aquino, Eliane da Silva Pereira, Priscilla Alfradique de Souza, Graziele Ribeiro Bitencourt, Rosimere Ferreira Santana, Elaine Cristina Rodrigues da Costa, Ricardo Bezerra Cavalcante

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Abstract

Objective: to analyze the physical and psychological changes of the COVID-19 infodemic for the older adult population of Rio de Janeiro.

Method: 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.

Results: 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).

Conclusion: 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.

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老年人对 COVID-19 信息的生理和心理变化。

目的：分析里约热内卢老年人群在 COVID-19 信息流行后的生理和心理变化。方法：在 2020 年 7 月至 12 月期间，对里约热内卢老年人群进行横断面网络调查，了解他们获取 COVID-19 新闻和信息的情况。采用非参数统计方法进行单变量分析和双变量分析：参与调查的 390 名老年人主要为女性（75.1%），年龄在 66 岁至 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%），受过完整或不完整的初等教育（31.8%），退休或领取养老金者（79.2%）。与电视相比，社交网络对年轻人的生理和心理影响更大（结论：接触有关 COVID-19 的信息所产生的生理和心理变化影响了老年人的生活，对这一人群产生了影响。

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Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem NURSING-

CiteScore

2.30

自引率

7.70%

发文量

477

审稿时长

21 weeks

期刊介绍： The Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem created in 1932, March 20 is the official publication of the Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem (Brazilian Nursing Association) has as purpose to disseminate the scientific production from different nursing interest areas of knowledge, including those which express the political project of the Association. The Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem is the oldest journal of the Brazilian nursing. Its first title was "Annaes de Enfermagem" from 1932 to 1941, being entitled Anais de Enfermagem" until 1955, when its title was changed to the current.