Mental Health, Medication usage and Habit Changes Among the Elderly During the COVID-19 Pandemic
An Analysis with a Random Sample
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15448/2357-9641.2024.1.46599Keywords:
Mental Health, Aged, Drug Utilization, COVID-19 pandemic, Life StyleAbstract
Objective: to analyze the mental health of elderly people in the pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic period, promoting associations with attendance at therapy sessions, self-medication, and changes in daily habits. Method: a qualitative field study with a direct, randomized, non-intentional approach through semi-structured interviews, carried out online or in person at the Taguatinga campus of the Catholic University of Brasília. There was a questionnaire with objective and subjective questions about the proposed topic. The subsequent statistical analysis was carried out with the IRAMUTEQ software, using Chi-Square tests for the questionnaires, with Bardin’s content analysis. Results: 171 people took part in the research, with a prevalent age of 60 to 65 years; 70.2% were women, and 29.8% were men; 82.5% of the elderly said they had never attended therapy sessions before the pandemic, while only 17.5% said they had done so. 83% confirmed the medication utilization, while 17% denied the practice. Furthermore, 98.2% said they use technological devices daily, while only 1.75% didn't. Using the software, the interviews were divided into 5 classes: social isolation: loneliness and mental health; Changing daily habits; Use of technology during social isolation; Acceptance or fear of aging; Mental health related to the perception of death. Conclusion: With the research, it is possible to make comparisons between the mental health of the interviewees, drug utilization, attendance at therapy sessions, self-medication, and the changes in daily habits in a pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic context.
Downloads
References
World Health Organization. WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 11 March 2020 [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2020 Mar 11 [citado 13 out. 2022]. Disponível em: https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020
Grolli RE, Mingoti ME Bertollo AG, Luzardo AR, Quevedo J, Réus GZ, et al. Impact of covid-19 in the mental health in elderly: psychological and biological updates. Mol Neurobiol [Internet]. maio de 2021 [citado 15 dez. 2023];58(5):1905–16. Disponível em: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12035-020-02249-x DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-020-02249-x
Oliveira VV, Oliveira LV, Rocha MR, Leite IA, Lisboa RS, Andrade KC. Impactos do isolamento social na saúde mental de idosos durante a pandemia pela Covid-19 / Impacts of social isolation on the mental health of the elderly during the pandemic by Covid-19. BJHR [Internet]. 2021 [citado 15 dez. 2023];4(1):3718–27. Disponível em: https://www.brazilianjournals.com/index.php/BJHR/article/view/25339/20220 DOI: https://doi.org/10.34119/bjhrv4n1-294
Silva MF, Silva DS, Bacurau AG, Francisco PM Assumpção DD, Neri AL, et al. Ageismo contra idosos no contexto da pandemia da covid-19: uma revisão integrativa. Rev saúde pública [Internet]. 5 abr. 2021 [citado 15 dez. 2023];55:4. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/184066 DOI: https://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055003082
Monteiro IV, Figueiredo JF Cayana EG. Idosos e saúde mental: impactos da pandemia COVID-19 / Elderly and health mental: impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. BJHR [Internet]. 2021 [citado 15 dez. 2023];4(2):6050-61. Disponível em: https://www.brazilianjournals.com/index.php/BJHR/article/view/26713/21161 DOI: https://doi.org/10.34119/bjhrv4n2-162
Bitencourt GR, Weiss C, Barros PF, Carvalho AC, Rosa CS. Iatrogenias no cuidado ao idoso no contexto pandemia covid-19. Em: Enfermagem gerontologica no cuidado do idoso em tempos da COVID 19 [Internet]. Brasília: Editora ABEn;2020 [citado 15 dez. 2023]. p. 96-102. Disponível em: https://publicacoes.abennacional.org.br/ebooks/e2-geronto2-cap14 DOI: https://doi.org/10.51234/aben.20.e02.c14
Negrão JA. Os Malefícios da Automedicação na Terceira Idade. RSM [Internet]. 2019 [citado 15 de dezembro de 2023];5(1). Disponível em: http://revistas.famp.edu.br/revistasaudemultidisciplinar/article/view/61
Velho FD, Herédia VB Quarantined senior citizens and the impact of technology on their life. RSV-TH. 12 jul. 2020 [citado 15 dez. 2023];12(Especial):1-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a10
Carvalho W, Guimarães ÁS. Desinformação, Negacionismo e Automedicação: a relação da população com as drogas “milagrosas” em meio à pandemia da COVID-19. IAJMH [Internet]. 19 ago. 2020 [citado 15 dez. 2023];3. Disponível em: https://www.iajmh.com/iajmh/article/view/147 DOI: https://doi.org/10.31005/iajmh.v3i0.147
Costa DE, Rodrigues SA, Alves RC, Silva MR, Bezerra AD, Santos DC et al. A influência das tecnologias na saúde mental dos idosos em tempos de pandemia: uma revisão integrativa. RSD [Internet]. 4 fev. 2021 [citado 15 dez. 2023];10(2):e8210212198. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/12198 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i2.12198
Tasnim S, Hossain MM, Mazumder H. Impact of Rumors or Misinformation on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Social Media. JPMPH. 2020;53:171-4. https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.20.094 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.20.094
Viana ML, Alves Élcio M, Almeida KC de, Amâncio N de FG. Aspecto biopsicossocial em idosos afetados pela COVID-19: fatores de risco e de proteção associados. PRW [Internet]. 18º de junho de 2023 [citado 11 jul. 2024];5(13):307-32. Disponível em: https://www.peerw.org/index.php/journals/article/view/634 DOI: https://doi.org/10.53660/634.prw1707a
Klant LM, Santos VS. O uso do software IRAMUTEQ na análise de conteúdo - estudo comparativo entre os trabalhos de conclusão de curso do ProfEPT e os referenciais do programa. RSD [Internet]. 31 de março de 2021 [citado 15 dez. 2023];10(4):e8210413786. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/13786 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i4.13786
Ferreira LB, Lasmar MF, Ramos DF. Mudanças comportamentais da população da cidade de Rio Grande (Rs) frente à pandemia. RSD [Internet]. 15 de fevereiro de 2021 [citado 15 dez. 2023];10(2):e29010212413. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/12413 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i2.12413
Dutra J, Domingos E, Calvacante K. Conexão Unifametro 2023 XIX Semana Acadêmica O Impacto do isolamento social na saúde mental de idosos durante a pandemia da covid-19 no Brasil: revisão de literatura [Internet]. 2023. Disponível em: https://grcmlesydpcd.objectstorage.sa-saopaulo-1.oci.customer-oci.com/p/OQwcvnO-c63O08Gc2Kv4OTbJttj5ik60dguiDIyyQ0wuo5SWn-jHOLW9wNbylNqI/n/grcmlesydpcd/b/dtysppobjmntbkp01/o/media/doity/submissoes/artigo-e9183c811f87efccf2f98d99b45eb34a103b9264-segundo_arquivo.pdf
Ornell F, Schuch JB, Sordi AO, Kessler FH. Pandemia de medo e covid-19: impacto na saúde mental e possíveis estratégias. Debates em Psiquiatria [Internet]. 30 de junho de 2020 [citado 15 dez. 2023];10(2):12-6. Disponível em: https://revistardp.org.br/revista/article/view/35 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25118/2236-918X-10-2-2
Porto PN, Reis HF. Religiosidade e saúde mental: um estudo de revisão integrativa. Rev baiana de saúde pública [Internet]. 26 fev. 2014 [citado 15 dez. 2023];37(2):375. Disponível em: http://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/234 DOI: https://doi.org/10.22278/2318-2660.2013.v37.n2.a234
Souza AF, Pinheiro AC, Porto JM, Costa JS, Dias RC, Araújo LMB, et al. Covid-19: automedicação de indivíduos psicologicamente afetados/covid-19: self-medication of psychologically affected individuals. BJD [Internet]. 2021 [citado 15 dez. 2023];7(1). Disponível em: https://www.brazilianjournals.com/index.php/BRJD/article/view/22836/18316 DOI: https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv7n1-185
Gomes JC, Silva JC, Batalha SS. Ocorrência de automedicação na pandemia da covid-19: uma revisão integrativa da literatura. RSD [Internet]. 4 de dez. 2021 [citado 15 dez. 2023];10(16):e308101624049. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/24049 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i16.24049
Melo JR, Duarte EC, Moraes MV, Fleck K, Arrais PS. Automedicação e uso indiscriminado de medicamentos durante a pandemia da COVID-19. Cad Saúde Pública [Internet]. 2021 [citado 15 dez. 2023];37(4):e00053221. Disponível em: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2021000407002&tlng=pt DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-311x00053221
Marrocos EM, Freitas AS, Carneiro GM, Pitombeira MG. Percepção dos idosos sobre as repercussões da pandemia por covid-19 em sua saúde. RSD [Internet]. 29 jul. 2021 [citado 15 dez. 2023];10(9):e41010918067. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/18067 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i9.18067
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 PAJAR - Pan American Journal of Aging Research
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
