O impacto da pandemia da covid-19 no cotidiano dos idosos
International Journal of Development Research
O impacto da pandemia da covid-19 no cotidiano dos idosos
Received 15th December, 2021; Received in revised form 11th January, 2022; Accepted 29th January, 2022; Published online 26th February, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Nilton Campos Lopes Teixeira Filho et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction: COVID-19 is a disease caused by the new coronavirus that presents itself more severely in the elderly population. Objective: Identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the daily lives of the elderly. Materials and Methods: It is a descriptive, exploratory research with a qualitative approach. The research took place in August and September 2021. The data obtained were analyzed by content analysis according to Bardin. Results: Thirty elderly people aged between 62 and 91 years old participated. They reported the distancing of their children and the restriction of leisure and work activities as the most impacting in this period. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic will leave irreversible consequences in people's lives, losses, social isolation.
