La soledat i l'aïllament social durant el confinament per la COVID-19 des de la perspectiva de les persones grans institucionalitzades: projecte finalitzat
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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is a new and exceptional situation that has
led to the application of isolation and social distancing measures. Institutionalized
seniors are a risk group who were completely isolated from the outside during the
first wave. Social isolation and especially family distancing raised their feeling of
loneliness in this group, which prevalence was high, 55%. On the other hand, the
feeling of loneliness has an impact on people's physical and psychological health.
For this reason, it is important to attend and support the experiences of loneliness
of institutionalized seniors.
Objective: To analyse the loneliness and isolation caused by confinement, due to
the COVID-19 pandemic, in institutionalized elderly people of a geriatric centre in
Banyoles.
Methodology: It is a qualitative study with a small sample of 4 participants, 75%
female. In-depth interviews have been taken to institutionalized elderly people
who were living during the first wave in a nursing home in Banyoles. The speech
is analysed, so that the content is classified into topics and categories.
Results: All the participants expressed the feeling loneliness from before the
confinement, so that over time they could live with the loneliness situation.
However, the way they live loneliness is different, some prefer to be alone and
others look for support and company within the auxiliaries or residents. During
the confinement, they felt sad, distressed, with non-specific discomfort, a feeling
of apathy or prolonged boredom. To cope with these symptoms, they used
residential or their own resources. Concerning health, they report discomfort or
nervousness, but they do not consider that their state of health has worsened
because of the isolation.
Conclusions: Loneliness is a common feeling in institutionalized seniors that has
increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants had some mild
symptoms. However, they can accept the new situation and learn to live with the
feeling of loneliness. Besides, in terms of health status, when a person perceives
an increase of loneliness due to the confinement or when they joined the
residence, it is when their health condition worsens. However, participating
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residents consider their health status to be good or very good and to have
maintained it during confinement
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