Eventos de vida estressantes entre idosos brasileiros residentes na comunidade / Stressful life events in Brazilian community-dwelling elderly
Estud. psicol. (Natal)
; 14(1): 69-75, jan.-abr. 2009. tab
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
Foram investigados eventos de vida estressantes em 544 idosos participantes do estudo PENSA, em Minas Gerais (74,6 por cento de mulheres e 25,4 por cento de homens; média de idade = 72,11; DP ± 8,29; sendo 42,1 por cento de 60 a 69 anos; 39 por cento, de 70 a 79 e 18,9 por cento, 80 a 99). Os eventos compuseram as seguintes categorias eventos relacionados à finitude (morte ou doença), problemas que afetam os descendentes, relacionados ao cuidado, eventos pontuais e bem-estar psicológico. Os homens relataram eventos pontuais (60-69), problemas dos descendentes (70-79), e finitude e bem-estar (> 80); as mulheres relataram eventos pontuais (60-69), problemas dos descendentes (60-79) e finitude (> 80). As mulheres consideraram os eventos como mais estressantes do que os homens. Resultados semelhantes têm sido relatados na literatura.
ABSTRACT
We examined stressful life events in 544 elderly participants of PENSA, in Minas Gerais (74.6 percent women and 25.4 percent men; age = 72.11; ± 8.29; 42.1 percent aged 60-69; 39 percent 70-79 and 18.9 percent, 80-99). Stressful life events were classified into categories related to death and illness, problems affecting children, caregiving, turning points (transitions), and psychological well-being. Men reported turning points (60-69), problems affecting their children (70-79), death and illness and psychological well-being (> 80); women reported turning points (transitions) (60-69), problems affecting their children (60-79), and own death and illness (> 80). Women evaluated events as more stressful than men did. There are similar results in the literature.
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Main subject:
Stress, Psychological
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Aged
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Life Change Events
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Estud. psicol. (Natal)
Journal subject:
Psychology
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
The University of Kansas/US
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas/BR