Symptoms experienced by elderly people from Federal District resulting from exposure to information about COVID-19
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https://doi.org/10.19123/REixo.v13n3.4Keywords:
Covid-19, elderly, symptoms, infodemicAbstract
The advancement of the COVID-19 pandemic occurred simultaneously with information about the disease and the virus, which was quickly disseminated through the media. This excessive volume of information, true and false, known as infodemic, can cause misinformation, panic and other mental health problems. From this scenario, this study investigated the somatic, behavioral, cognitive and emotional signs and symptoms experienced by elderly people after exposure to information about COVID-19, as well as possible associations between them and the sociodemographic profile. 154 people between 60 and 90 years old, living in the Federal District, were investigated using an electronic form released in 2020. Significant, positive and weak correlations were obtained between 20 signs and symptoms and exposure to information about COVID-19 on television, 13 signs and symptoms and exposure to information about the disease on social media and four signs and symptoms and exposure to COVID-19 on the radio. Decreased desire to have sex and tightness in the chest were negatively correlated with age, while there was greater consumption of alcohol or tobacco in men and a greater prevalence of tiredness and fear of loved ones dying in women. Based on these results, it is possible to affirm that the COVID-19 infodemic contributed to triggering or worsening signs and symptoms in the elderly population in the pandemic context. It is extremely important to know how information affects people in old age so that better ways of transmitting it can be planned, as well as mitigating its consequences.
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