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Entende-se solidão por um sentimento subjetivo, de caráter individual que acarreta uma
experiência com conotação negativa e, é definida como a resposta psicológica à discrepância
verificada entre as relações interpessoais desejadas e atualmente mantidas pela pessoa.
Através do Modelo da Solidão, de Louise C. Hawkley e John T. Cacioppo, percebemos que
o isolamento é percecionado como uma fonte de perigo e ameaça, que ativa mecanismos
comportamentais, neurobiológicos e psicológicos, benéficos a curto prazo de um ponto de
vista evolutivo, mas que se mantidos de forma continuada contribuem para a deterioração
da saúde física e mental, assim como para o surgimento de mortalidade precoce.
A amostra deste estudo é composta por 67 idosos residentes em ERPI, com idades entre os
65 e os 102 anos e média de idades de 82,16 anos (DP=9.50). Destes, 43 são do sexo
feminino (64.20%) e 24 do sexo masculino (35.80%). O protocolo aplicado a cada
participante incluiu diversas escalas como a University of California Los Angeles
Loneliness Scale 3, questionário sobre dados sociodemográficos, rotinas e atividades,
funcionalidade e dados relativos à saúde.
Os resultados indicam níveis muito elevados de solidão entre os participantes, tendo sido
constatadas correlações significativas entre os resultados da UCLA-3, MSPSS, BSI-18
Depressão, BSI-18 Ansiedade, BSI-18 Somatização e BSI-18 Índice de Gravidade Global.
Pela análise dos resultados, não se verifica associação entre o grau de solidão e a existência
de doença cardiovascular. Foi possível concluir que o grau de solidão e a existência de
doença cardiovascular são independentes do sexo dos idosos em ERPI e de estarem
institucionalizados na sua área de residência anterior. Para as restantes variáveis, nada se
pôde inferir, em relação à associação destas com o grau de solidão e com a existência de
doença cardiovascular. Estas observações alertam para a necessidade de compreender e
valorizar a nível clínico, a solidão dos participantes e as suas implicações, de modo a projetar
medidas que minorem o seu impacto.
Loneliness is understood as a subjective feeling, of an individual nature, which entails an experience with negative connotations and is defined as the psychological response to the perceived discrepancy between desired and currently maintained interpersonal relationships. Through Louise C. Hawkley and John T. Cacioppo’s Loneliness Model, we perceive isolation as a source of danger and threat, activating behavioural, neurobiological, and psychological mechanisms that are beneficial in the short term from an evolutionary perspective but, if sustained over time, contribute to the deterioration of physical and mental health, as well as to the onset of premature mortality. The sample of this study consists of 67 elderly residents in Elderly Residencial Care Homes, aged between 65 and 102 years, with a mean age of 82.16 years (SD=9.50). Of these, 43 were female (64.20%) and 24 were male (35.80%). The questionnaire administered to each participant included various scales such as the University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale 3 and a questionnaire on sociodemographic data, routines and activities, functionality, and health-related data. The results indicate very high levels of loneliness among the participants, with significant correlations found between the results of the UCLA-3 Scale, MSPSS Scale, BSI-18 Depression, BSI-18 Anxiety, BSI-18 Somatization, and BSI-18 Global Severity Index. From the analysis of the results, no association was found between the degree of loneliness and the presence of cardiovascular disease. It was possible to conclude that the degree of loneliness and the presence of cardiovascular disease are independent of the elderly individuals' gender in Elderly Residencial Care Homes and whether or not they were institutionalized in their previous area of residence. For the remaining variables, no inferences could be made regarding their association with the degree of loneliness and the presence of cardiovascular disease. These observations highlight the need to understand and clinically value the loneliness of the participants and its implications, in order to design measures that minimize its impact.
Loneliness is understood as a subjective feeling, of an individual nature, which entails an experience with negative connotations and is defined as the psychological response to the perceived discrepancy between desired and currently maintained interpersonal relationships. Through Louise C. Hawkley and John T. Cacioppo’s Loneliness Model, we perceive isolation as a source of danger and threat, activating behavioural, neurobiological, and psychological mechanisms that are beneficial in the short term from an evolutionary perspective but, if sustained over time, contribute to the deterioration of physical and mental health, as well as to the onset of premature mortality. The sample of this study consists of 67 elderly residents in Elderly Residencial Care Homes, aged between 65 and 102 years, with a mean age of 82.16 years (SD=9.50). Of these, 43 were female (64.20%) and 24 were male (35.80%). The questionnaire administered to each participant included various scales such as the University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale 3 and a questionnaire on sociodemographic data, routines and activities, functionality, and health-related data. The results indicate very high levels of loneliness among the participants, with significant correlations found between the results of the UCLA-3 Scale, MSPSS Scale, BSI-18 Depression, BSI-18 Anxiety, BSI-18 Somatization, and BSI-18 Global Severity Index. From the analysis of the results, no association was found between the degree of loneliness and the presence of cardiovascular disease. It was possible to conclude that the degree of loneliness and the presence of cardiovascular disease are independent of the elderly individuals' gender in Elderly Residencial Care Homes and whether or not they were institutionalized in their previous area of residence. For the remaining variables, no inferences could be made regarding their association with the degree of loneliness and the presence of cardiovascular disease. These observations highlight the need to understand and clinically value the loneliness of the participants and its implications, in order to design measures that minimize its impact.
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Adultos Idosos Doença Cardiovascular Estrutura Residencial de Pessoas Idosas Solidão