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“Geriatric Proximity” Intervention in COVID-19 Context: Contribution to Reducing Loneliness and Improving Affectivity

Geriatrics · 6 authors, 7 centres

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The intervention group showed significant improvements in loneliness, affect, social support satisfaction, and cognitive functioning compared to the control group.

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Assessments measured loneliness, affect, social support satisfaction, and functional profile. The experimental group showed significant improvements between baseline and the third measurement in loneliness (p<0.05), negative affect (p<0.05), positive affect (p<0.05), satisfaction with general social support (p<0.05), and the 'learning of mental functions' domain of the functional profile (p=0.008). The control group showed no significant changes.

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PMC10037567

“Geriatric Proximity” Intervention in COVID-19 Context: Contribution to Reducing Loneliness and Improving Affectivity

Geriatrics

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(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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Bruno Morgado, Cesar Fonseca, Anabela Afonso et al.. “Geriatric Proximity” Intervention in COVID-19 Context: Contribution to Reducing Loneliness and Improving Affectivity. Geriatrics. (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8020039

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Bruno Morgado, Cesar Fonseca, Anabela Afonso, Pedro Amaro, Manuel Lopes, Lara Guedes de Pinho

1Nursing Department, University of Évora, 7000-801 Évora, Portugal
2Garcia de Orta Hospital, EPE, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal
3Escola de Doctorat, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
4Comprehensive Health Research Centre, University of Évora, 7000-801 Évora, Portugal
5Department of Mathematics, School of Sciences and Technology, University of Évora, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal
6Center for Research in Mathematics and Applications (CIMA), IIFA, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal
7Institute for Advanced Studies and Research, University of Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal

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