"Geriatric Proximity" Intervention in COVID-19 Context: Contribution to Reducing Loneliness and Improving Affectivity.
Geriatrics (Basel)
; 8(2)2023 Mar 21.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2272879
ABSTRACT
(1) Background:
The pandemic context has limited the social and family contacts of institutionalized older adults, and intervention is urgently needed. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the implementation of a "Geriatric Proximity" intervention on the functioning, satisfaction with social support, affective experience, and feelings of loneliness of institutionalized older adults in the times of the pandemic. (2)Methods:
This is a pilot study. An experimental group (subject to the "Geriatric Proximity" intervention) and a control group were constituted. Four assessment instruments were applied to both groups the satisfaction with social support scale; the elderly nursing core set; the positive and negative affect schedule; and the UCLA loneliness scale. (3)Results:
The control group shows no differences between the three measurement instants, while the experimental group shows between first and third measurements (all p < 0.05). We observed a reduction in the scores of loneliness scale, negative affect, and cognition functioning and an increase in satisfaction with social support and positive affect. (4)Conclusions:
The intervention "Geriatric Proximity" showed a positive contribution by decreasing loneliness and increasing affectivity, satisfaction with social support, and cognitive function during the pandemic period.
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Estudio experimental
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Estudio pronóstico
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Ensayo controlado aleatorizado
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2023
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Geriatrics8020039
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