Cross-national prevalence of mental disorders in older adults exposed to COVID-19 information
Objective: to verify the association between exposure to COVID-19 news and information through social networks, television and radio, as well as to screen for geriatric anxiety and depression comparing Peru, Brazil and Mexico. Method: a cross-sectional design, web-based survey with non-probability...
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| author | Daniele Knopp Ribeiro Fábio da Costa Carbogim Patricia Rodrigues Braz Sofia Sabina Lavado-Huarcaya Aracely Díaz-Oviedo Alexandre Favero Bulgarelli Rosimere Ferreira Santana Ione Carvalho Pinto Fabiana Costa Machado Zacharias Ricardo Bezerra Cavalcante |
| author_facet | Daniele Knopp Ribeiro Fábio da Costa Carbogim Patricia Rodrigues Braz Sofia Sabina Lavado-Huarcaya Aracely Díaz-Oviedo Alexandre Favero Bulgarelli Rosimere Ferreira Santana Ione Carvalho Pinto Fabiana Costa Machado Zacharias Ricardo Bezerra Cavalcante |
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| description | Objective: to verify the association between exposure to COVID-19 news and information through social networks, television and radio, as well as to screen for geriatric anxiety and depression comparing Peru, Brazil and Mexico. Method: a cross-sectional design, web-based survey with non-probability sampling and validated scales to screen for geriatric anxiety and depression, as well as data analysis by hierarchical binary logistic regression. Results: there was prevalence of female gender (n=4,937; 61.9%), non-white race/skin color (n=4,724; 59.2%) and age group of 60 to 64 years old (n=2,584; 32.4%) among the 7,976 participants. COVID-19 news and information were accessed through television (n=6,187;77.6%), a few or some times a week (n=4,322, 54.2%) and for at least three hours (n=2,596; 32.5%). In the final models and both for anxiety and for depression, the significant differences (p-value<0.001) for the “use”, “exposure frequency” and “exposure hours” aspects changed depending on the media. The prevalence of the outcomes in the three countries was low. Conclusion: frequent exposure to media was associated with higher prevalence of geriatric anxiety and depression, although the difference across the countries under study was small. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e1b39c04dbe7469287ca566b4e61a9982025-08-20T03:07:35ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem1518-83452025-08-013310.1590/1518-8345.7580.4632Cross-national prevalence of mental disorders in older adults exposed to COVID-19 informationDaniele Knopp Ribeirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7302-2601Fábio da Costa Carbogimhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2065-5998Patricia Rodrigues Brazhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2102-635XSofia Sabina Lavado-Huarcayahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5755-3066Aracely Díaz-Oviedohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9168-9859Alexandre Favero Bulgarellihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7110-251XRosimere Ferreira Santanahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4593-3715Ione Carvalho Pintohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7541-5591Fabiana Costa Machado Zachariashttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1150-6114Ricardo Bezerra Cavalcantehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5381-4815 Objective: to verify the association between exposure to COVID-19 news and information through social networks, television and radio, as well as to screen for geriatric anxiety and depression comparing Peru, Brazil and Mexico. Method: a cross-sectional design, web-based survey with non-probability sampling and validated scales to screen for geriatric anxiety and depression, as well as data analysis by hierarchical binary logistic regression. Results: there was prevalence of female gender (n=4,937; 61.9%), non-white race/skin color (n=4,724; 59.2%) and age group of 60 to 64 years old (n=2,584; 32.4%) among the 7,976 participants. COVID-19 news and information were accessed through television (n=6,187;77.6%), a few or some times a week (n=4,322, 54.2%) and for at least three hours (n=2,596; 32.5%). In the final models and both for anxiety and for depression, the significant differences (p-value<0.001) for the “use”, “exposure frequency” and “exposure hours” aspects changed depending on the media. The prevalence of the outcomes in the three countries was low. Conclusion: frequent exposure to media was associated with higher prevalence of geriatric anxiety and depression, although the difference across the countries under study was small.http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692025000100353&lng=en&tlng=enInfodemicMental HealthAgedLatin AmericaCovid-19Cross-Sectional Studies |
| spellingShingle | Daniele Knopp Ribeiro Fábio da Costa Carbogim Patricia Rodrigues Braz Sofia Sabina Lavado-Huarcaya Aracely Díaz-Oviedo Alexandre Favero Bulgarelli Rosimere Ferreira Santana Ione Carvalho Pinto Fabiana Costa Machado Zacharias Ricardo Bezerra Cavalcante Cross-national prevalence of mental disorders in older adults exposed to COVID-19 information Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem Infodemic Mental Health Aged Latin America Covid-19 Cross-Sectional Studies |
| title | Cross-national prevalence of mental disorders in older adults exposed to COVID-19 information |
| title_full | Cross-national prevalence of mental disorders in older adults exposed to COVID-19 information |
| title_fullStr | Cross-national prevalence of mental disorders in older adults exposed to COVID-19 information |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cross-national prevalence of mental disorders in older adults exposed to COVID-19 information |
| title_short | Cross-national prevalence of mental disorders in older adults exposed to COVID-19 information |
| title_sort | cross national prevalence of mental disorders in older adults exposed to covid 19 information |
| topic | Infodemic Mental Health Aged Latin America Covid-19 Cross-Sectional Studies |
| url | http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692025000100353&lng=en&tlng=en |
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