Vivência de idosos diante do isolamento social na pandemia da COVID-19
Elderly people's experience facing social isolation in the COVID-19 pandemic
Rev Rene (Online); 22 (), 2021
Publication year: 2021
RESUMO Objetivo desvelar a vivência de idosos diante do isolamento social na pandemia da COVID-19. Métodos estudo qualitativo, com 14 idosos em isolamento social. A coleta foi realizada por contato telefônico, cujo conteúdo foi gravado e processado por meio do software Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires . Resultados obtiveram-se seis classes, a primeira voltada à espiritualidade e às atividades prazerosas pré-pandemia; a segunda foi referente à saudade da rotina extradomiciliar e do convívio familiar; a terceira, à construção de nova rotina; a quarta, acerca das estratégias adotadas para a prevenção da COVID-19; a quinta, sobre os sinais/sintomas vivenciados durante a infecção; e a sexta classe, pelo medo de morrer. Conclusão a vivência dos idosos se mostrou permeada pela adaptação da rotina, adoção de medidas preventivas e sentimentos de angústia ante as incertezas.
ABSTRACT Objective to unveil the experience of the elderly with social isolation in the pandemic of COVID-19. Methods qualitative study, with 14 elderlies in social isolation. The content was recorded and processed using the software Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires. Results six classes were obtained, the first focused on spirituality and pre-pandemic pleasurable activities; the second was related to missing the extra-household routine and family life; the third, to the construction of a new routine; the fourth, to the strategies adopted for the prevention of COVID-19; the fifth, to the signs/symptoms experienced during the infection; and the sixth class, to the fear of dying. Conclusion the experience of the elderly was permeated by the adaptation of routine, adoption of preventive measures and feelings of anguish in the face of uncertainties.
