Impactos da pandemia da COVID-19 na qualidade de vida de adultos e idosos

Abstract

In opposition to the advance in the number of elderly people, there are factors that hinder the exercise of their rights, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, considering that it has abruptly changed the exercise of the population. That said, there is a clear need for studies that identify the effects on the adult and elderly population, since this information contributes to the development of knowledge and public policies, opening up the consequences and improving their health and quality of life. Objective: To analyze the impacts suffered by adults and the elderly, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to verify a relationship between the impact and its similarities with the quality of life, comparing them between adults and the elderly. Method: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive study, which will be carried out in a basic health unit in São Carlos - SP, through the application of a sociodemographic questionnaire and the WHOQOL-bref and Questionnaire on the impact of the coronavirus instruments. All ethical precepts will be appreciated. Results: 60 people were interviewed, mostly women (n=41; 68.3%), adults (n= 41; 68.3%), single (n= 24; 40%) and white (n= 38; 63, 3%). The impacts were greater in the elderly population, with mean scores of 37.36 on the total IQ and “11.78”, “1.52” and “14.05” in the financial, resource and psychological domains, respectively. In addition, the best perception of quality of life was in adults, in the physical (65.22), psychological (59.92), social relationships (65.19) and environment (61.63) domains, however without statistical significance (p>0.05). Also, it was observed that the greater the age, the greater the psychological impacts (r= 0.465; p= 0.001), as well as the lower the income, the greater the vulnerabilities suffered during the pandemic – total IQ (r= -0.373; p= 0.003), financial domain (r= -0.394; p= 0.002) and psychological (r= -0.352; p= 0.006). 85; p= 0.029) and social relationships (46.28; p= 0.045) among smokers, in contrast to the positive impact of religion on the psychological domain (67.59; p=0.033). Conclusion: The coronavirus pandemic established transformations in the lives of the population, impacting negatively and in a higher way the elderly population, concomitantly, contributing to a worse perception of the quality of life of the adult population.