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This article analyzes the treatment that was given to the elderly by the digital media in the context of COVID 19 in Peru during the first weeks of the mandatory social isolation measure. Documentary research and exploratory methodology were used, as well as, analytic frameworks of framing theory and ageism to analyse a group of 99 journalistic notes. The findings showed that the media treatment of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic has reproduced ageist stereotypes. They were represented as a homogeneous group which is associated to economic dependence, vulnerability, as well as, lacking of agency and decision-making power. 

The Covid 19 pandemic required protective measures with impact on mental health. Teleconsultation is an important care device for the elderly, considered in this context as a vulnerable population. This reflexive article aims to deal with aspects that can be present in Ocupational Therapy teleconsultation assistance to elderly in social distancing due to the pandemic. 

This is an experience report developed from the perspective of health education through telephone calls to elderly diabetics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirty elderly people received information about the symptoms, forms of transmission and preventive measures of COVID-19 according to the Ministry of Health. The study explores the importance of health education and telehealth for health promotion. 

This essay aims to understand the influence of the family support network on the health of the elderly in Covid-19 times. From the theoretical matrix on the social determinants of health, a reflection was made about the remarkable importance of the family support network in the health of the elderly in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. As an interface scenario, primary health care is advocated, through health promotion actions based on the humanization of care, considering the different social determinants of the health of the elderly. 

The present study aimed to evaluate the association of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in women during the climacteric / menopause period of a Basic Health Unit in the city of Canoas / RS, Brazil. This study is descriptive and exploratory. Data collection took place after the project was approved by the Ethics Committee (CAAE 86378818.1.0000.5349). All participants signed the Free and Informed Consent Form (ICF). The instruments used were: the sociodemographic questionnaire; the questionnaire validated for Portuguese “Menopause Rating Scale (MRS)” and three open questions that questioned whether they used medications and whether they were used continuously, as well as whether they had cardiovascular disease and their perception of the climacteric / menopause phase. Associations were analyzed using Spearman's correlation test, with a significance level of 5% (p <0.05) and using the SPSS version 21.0 program. Regarding the sociodemographic results of the sample, the average age of women was 53.3 ± 8.2, of these 99 (48.5%) have primary education, only 98 (48.0%) work and 196 (96.0) %) of these women have children. The percentage of women treated for cardiovascular disease was 42.16%. The prevalent CVDs with diagnosis were angina, dyslipidemia, heart failure and hypertension. Estrogen deficiency is still little discussed today, being only one cycle in the life of women, but it triggers morphological and physiological changes and interferes with the cardiovascular system. For this reason, this topic deserves special attention from public policies.

O aumento da expectativa de vida fará com que o Brasil se torne o sexto país mais longevo do mundo, sendo que uma parte significativa das mulheres, as de meia-idade, próximas do limiar da velhice, ou mesmo as que passam dos 60 anos, estejam em condição de climatério/menopausa. O climatério, que corresponde à fase transitória do período reprodutivo para o não reprodutivo; e a menopausa que é, por sua vez, a cessação natural da menstruação, ambos os eventos estão exigindo mais pesquisas, especialmente se realizadas a partir de uma abordagem como a da promoção da saúde, a deste estudo. Os resultados sugerem que, de fato, a maioria das mulheres apresentam percentuais de sintomas os mais diversos, de moderados até os muito severos - uma séria problemática feminina que continua trazendo desafios à ciência, ainda mais no caso destas mulheres aqui em foco, distanciadas, muitas vezes, dos centros de atendimento médico.

The objective is to verify the representations of the elderly about COVID-19 by analyzing the content of images of elderly people published on the G1 / Globo Play portal. This is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, anchored in the theoretical contribution of the TRS that evaluated 21 television and digital reports. Three thematic axes emerged: Representations of “Staying at home”; Strategies to face social exclusion in times of pandemic; and Post-pandemic future prospects.  

The way how a society understands and behaves in the face of the aging process is reflected in its own conceptions of aging. This article aimed to reflect the expression of ageism in Brazil during COVID-19, considering theories of human aging and different social organizations. It is concluded that a greater expression of this prejudice in Brazilian elderly is also due to a failure to enforce the access and rights laws of these elderly people. 

This paper proposes reflections on the grieving process during the Covid-19 pandemic. The conceptualization of the mourning process and the notions of unrecognized mourning, anticipatory mourning and deferred mourning favored the discussion about how this process has been crossed by collective social isolation and its repercussions on patients, families and professionals of essential services. Despite the great losses and changes that have occurred, the current authors have emphasized that healthy coping occurs from the experience of the dual process of mourning. 

Society's interest in Long-Term Institutions for the Elderly has grown, an alternative that can offer conditions of assistance to the heterogeneity of old age. Based on the literature, the objective of this research is to define which elements compete for the LTIEs to offer adequate ambiences, with a residential character and dignified service. A balanced ambience provides a friendly physical space and promotes quality encounters, creating positive and stimulating subjectivities.

Population aging and the epidemiological transition have led to an increase in institutionalization as a lifestyle alternative for the elderly. It is necessary to discuss a model of LTCF quality, contextualized to the Brazilian reality to advance the process of evaluating their activities, in addition to the normative and regulatory aspects, seeking to maximize health and quality of life for residents. The objective of this qualitative study was to apprehend the meaning of quality of the LTCF from the point of view of the elderly residents, caregivers of the elderly and technical managers of some large and medium and small private and philanthropic ILPI located in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. It is necessary to understand how this equipment works, looking for parameters that make it possible to offer solutions that are more favorable to life in institutional homes, transforming the current scenario where they are still compared to the old homes. The search for ambiences that make them desirable places may reduce the impact of the change in housing, characterizing them as worthy for the elderly at any level of dependency. 

The aim of the study was to associate the perception of loneliness and lifestyle during the period of social isolation in the coronavirus pandemic in the elderly. The Brazilian Scale of Solitude and the Individual Lifestyle Profile questionnaire were used. There was a prevalence of the minimum loneliness indicator (65%) and a positive lifestyle profile (77.5%) among the volunteers. However, there was no association between the variables studied (p > 0.05). 

This research aimed to investigate elderly couples in social distance due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its repercussions on marital, family and social relationships. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed according to Bardin’s technique. The categories detected were: initial reaction of the spouses to the news of the pandemic; marital relationship before and during social distance; impacts of social distance on marital, family, social and emotional aspects and; main reasons for staying together. 

This study aimed to carry out an integrative literature review of the literature, on humanization actions in the assistance provided to elderly people in a situation of palliative care. Among those found, 18 articles address the topic, with only a few of them citing actions that can be considered specific to humanization. In view of this, Elderly Centered Care in Palliative Care, embodied in the question “What matters to you?”, Which seeks to recover the elderly person's own manifestation, can reflect respect for the elderly person, for their dignity; by disseminating the philosophy of this type of health care, it is expected to contribute to a more humanized care for the elderly in a situation of palliative care..

This study analyzed narratives of elderly people about their understanding of this stage of life from the concepts of Senex and Puer as developed by Jung. Six elderly people were interviewed about daily life, friendships and retirement. The results showed a tendency to experience the archetypal pole Senex resisting to changes, but also experiencing innovations in life, indicating the Puer pole. The two poles are concluded to be present in their lives, not only loss at this age. 

This interinstitutional study aimed to describe the profile of centenary elderly people. To attain this objective a qualitative research carried out with 12 elderly people aged 95 or over using a questionnaire and an interview. The data were compared with the literature and showed a predominance of females, aged between 96 and 104 years old, widowed, retired. Hypertension was the most reported health problem and none of them practiced physical activity. Further studies are needed in this area. 

The effects of social isolation and loneliness, which may be underlying the pandemic by the new coronavirus, could have important impacts on the physical and mental health of the elderly, and be associated with increased mortality. Interventions to prevent problems associated with social isolation and loneliness must respect the guidelines from health and state agencies, and it is important at this time to use technologies to promote social contact. 

The pandemic due to Covid-19 brought changes in the daily life of the elderly population, mainly starting from the adhesion of social distancing as a prevention strategy. In this context it presented this experience report regarding telemonitoring carried out by Occupational Therapy interns to elderly people who, previously to the context of a pandemic, participated in a group within the scope of health promotion.   

This study aims to discuss the use of teleservice in occupational therapeutic interventions with the elderly, in time of distance/social isolation in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The methodology is qualitative with an experience reporting approach. Teleservice is an ally to the professional Occupational Therapist who seeks innovative interventions to follow up care with the elderly population.

O objetivo foi associar nível de atividade física com características sociodemográficas e condições de saúde de idosos usuários do sistema público de saúde. 111 idosos divididos a partir do nível de atividade física. Ocorreu associação positiva com o nível de atividade física para renda mensal e não ter estudado. Morar sozinho ou com cônjuge e dependência moderada mostrou estarem inversamente associados com nível de atividade física. É necessária a identificação do comportamento dessas variáveis para programas de educação em saúde mais efetivos.