Fatores Associados à Emoção de Tristeza em Pessoas Idosas Durante a Pandemia da Covid-19
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apoio social
covid-19
idoso
saúde mental
tristeza

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OLIVEIRA, Nathalia Alves de; BENTO, Sirlei Ricarte; CHAGAS, Marcos Hortes Nisihara; KWIATKOSKI, Bruna Moretti Luchesi; PAVARINI, Sofia Cristina Iost. Fatores Associados à Emoção de Tristeza em Pessoas Idosas Durante a Pandemia da Covid-19. Revista Psicologia e Saúde, Campo Grande, v. 18, n. 1, p. e18002420, 2026. DOI: 10.20435/pssa.v18i1.2420. Disponível em: https://pssaucdb.emnuvens.com.br/pssa/article/view/2420. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2026.

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Introdução: Medidas de restrições sociais podem aumentar o tempo de exposição à emoção de tristeza, e na pandemia da covid-19, as pessoas idosas compuseram um dos principais grupos de risco. Objetivo: Avaliar os fatores associados à emoção da tristeza em pessoas idosas durante a pandemia da covid-19. Métodos: O delineamento é transversal, e participaram 133 pessoas idosas cadastradas na Atenção Básica de um município do interior do estado de São Paulo. A coleta de dados ocorreu por telefone e incluiu aspectos sociodemográficos, saúde emocional e apoio social. Para a análise dos dados, foram utilizados o teste qui-quadrado de Pearson e o modelo de regressão logística binária. Resultados: Os resultados mostraram que a tristeza esteve associada ao não recebimento de apoio social instrumental (p=0,01), à manutenção do contato social eletrônico (p=0,01), ao sentimento de angústia (p=0,00) e à emoção do medo (p=0,01). Conclusão: Os resultados são interessantes para direcionar intervenções de manejo emocional e de promoção das relações sociais.

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