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dc.creatorLuciana de Souza Bragapt_BR
dc.creatorJuliana Vaz de Melo Mambrinipt_BR
dc.creatorBruno de Souza Moreirapt_BR
dc.creatorJuliana Lustosa Torrespt_BR
dc.creatorAmanda Cristina de Souza Andradept_BR
dc.creatorAnna Carolina Lustosa Limapt_BR
dc.creatorCamila Teixeira Vazpt_BR
dc.creatorElaine Leandro Machadopt_BR
dc.creatorWaleska Teixeira Caiaffapt_BR
dc.creatorCleusa Pinheiro Ferript_BR
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-19T23:05:22Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-19T23:05:22Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.citation.volume38pt_BR
dc.citation.issue11pt_BR
dc.citation.spage1pt_BR
dc.citation.epage15pt_BR
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/0102-311XEN106622pt_BR
dc.identifier.issn0102311Xpt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1843/59782-
dc.description.resumoThis study aimed to estimate prevalence of loneliness among older Brazilian adults over the first seven months of the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify the predictors of loneliness trajectories. Pre-pandemic data derived from face-to-face interviews of participants of the 2019-2020 Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), which is a nationally representative study of community-dwelling individuals aged 50 years and over. Pandemic data were based on three rounds of telephone interviews among those participants, conducted from May to October 2020. Loneliness was measured by a single-item question, considering those who had at least two repeated measures. Explanatory variables included depression, living alone, leaving home in the last week, and virtual connectedness in the last month. Mixed-effects logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios with their 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) and to investigate loneliness trajectories and their predictors. In total, 5,108 participants were included. The overall prevalence of loneliness in the pre-pandemic period was 33.1% (95%CI: 29.4-36.8), higher than the pandemic period (round 1: 23.6%, 95%CI: 20.6-26.9; round 2: 20.5%, 95%CI: 17.8-23.5; round 3: 20.6%, 95%CI: 17.1-24.6). A significant interaction (p ≤ 0.05) was evidenced only between depression and time; participants with depression showed a greater reduction in loneliness levels. Although loneliness levels in Brazil have decreased during the pandemic, this pattern is not present for all older adults. Individuals with depression had a more significant reduction, probably due to feeling closer to their social network members during the stay-at-home recommendationspt_BR
dc.format.mimetypepdfpt_BR
dc.languageengpt_BR
dc.publisherUniversidade Federal de Minas Geraispt_BR
dc.publisher.countryBrasilpt_BR
dc.publisher.departmentMED - DEPARTAMENTO DE MEDICINA PREVENTIVA SOCIALpt_BR
dc.publisher.initialsUFMGpt_BR
dc.relation.ispartofCadernos de Saúde Pública-
dc.rightsAcesso Abertopt_BR
dc.subjectLongitudinal Studiespt_BR
dc.subjectDepressionpt_BR
dc.subjectPhysical Distancingpt_BR
dc.subjectEpidemiologypt_BR
dc.subject.otherLongitudinal Studiespt_BR
dc.subject.otherDepressionpt_BR
dc.subject.otherPhysical Distancingpt_BR
dc.subject.otherEpidemiologypt_BR
dc.titleA decreased trajectory of loneliness among brazilians aged 50 years and older during the covid-19 pandemic: elsi-brazilpt_BR
dc.title.alternativeTrajetória de diminuição da solidão entre brasileiros com 50 anos ou mais durante a pandemia de COVID-19: ELSI-Brasilpt_BR
dc.typeArtigo de Periódicopt_BR
dc.url.externahttps://doi.org/10.1590/0102-311XEN106622pt_BR
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