Letícia Perticarrara Ferezin, Rander Junior Rosa, Mônica Chiodi Toscano de Campos, Thaís Zamboni Berra, Heriederson Sávio Dias Moura, Ariela Fehr Tártaro, Murilo César do Nascimento, Natacha Martins Ribeiro, Juliana Soares Tenório de Araújo, Fernanda Bruzadelli Paulino da Costa, Reginaldo Bazon Vaz Tavares, Yan Mathias Alves, Titilade Kehinde Ayandeyi Teibo, Regina Celia Fiorati, Severina Alice da Costa Uchoa, Rosa Maria Pinheiro Souza, Ione Carvalho Pinto, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio
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This study analyzes the self-perception of mental health of socially vulnerable elderly people during the COVID-19 crisis in Brazil. Conducted across all state capitals from February 2021 to October 2023, it included 366 participants living in various conditions such as camps, street situations, slums, and communities. The average age was 66.7 years, with a majority being male (59.0%), of Black or Brown race/color (62.3%), and earning below one minimum wage (36.6%). Findings revealed that older adults in street situations, experiencing psychological manifestations like sleep disturbances due to the pandemic, tended to assess their mental health more negatively. In contrast, older men of white race/color without such manifestations, and those practicing strategies like physical activity or relaxation, were less likely to perceive their mental health as poor. Addressing housing, implementing health strategies, and recognizing sample and regional complexities are crucial interventions for older adults in street situations.
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Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (GGM) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed open access journal where scholars from a variety of disciplines present their work focusing on the psychological, behavioral, social, and biological aspects of aging, and public health services and research related to aging. The journal addresses a wide variety of topics related to health services research in gerontology and geriatrics. GGM seeks to be one of the world’s premier Open Access outlets for gerontological academic research. As such, GGM does not limit content due to page budgets or thematic significance. Papers will be subjected to rigorous peer review but will be selected solely on the basis of whether the research is sound and deserves publication. By virtue of not restricting papers to a narrow discipline, GGM facilitates the discovery of the connections between papers.