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Solidão e sua associação com indicadores sociodemográficos e de saúde em adultos e idosos brasileiros: ELSI-Brasil

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of loneliness and its associations with sociodemographic and health indicators in a nationally representative sample of Brazilian adults and older adults. Data from the baseline (2015-2016) of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil) were...

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Autores principales: Sandy, Paulo Afonso, Borim, Flávia Silva Arbex, Neri, Anita Liberalesso
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10494680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37493723
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-311XPT213222
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author Sandy, Paulo Afonso
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description This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of loneliness and its associations with sociodemographic and health indicators in a nationally representative sample of Brazilian adults and older adults. Data from the baseline (2015-2016) of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil) were analyzed, and participants with complete information on the variables of interest (n = 7,957) were included. Loneliness was the outcome variable, which was based on the question “How often do you feel alone or lonely: always, sometimes, or never?” Independent variables included sociodemographic indicators and health behaviors and conditions. The analyses included the Pearson’s chi-square test for calculating relative frequencies, and Poisson regression for estimating prevalence ratios (PR) and their respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). The prevalence of always feeling lonely was 16.8%; sometimes, 31.7%; and never, 51.5%. Significant associations were observed between always feeling lonely and depression (PR = 4.49; 95%CI: 3.93-5.11), living alone (PR = 2.44; 95%CI: 2.12-2.82), low education level (PR = 1.93; 95%CI: 1.61-2.32), being a woman (PR = 1.53; 95%CI: 1.36-1.72), self-rated poor/very poor health (PR = 1.48; 95%CI: 1.27-1.73), and poor/very poor sleep quality (PR = 1.21; 95%CI: 1.05-1.41). Given its potential to harm quality of life, it is necessary to longitudinally understand the trajectories of loneliness and associated variables, and to use this knowledge to design public policies and health interventions that could benefit the biopsychosocial well-being of Brazilian adults and older adults.
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spelling pubmed-104946802023-10-03 Solidão e sua associação com indicadores sociodemográficos e de saúde em adultos e idosos brasileiros: ELSI-Brasil Sandy, Paulo Afonso Borim, Flávia Silva Arbex Neri, Anita Liberalesso Cad Saude Publica Artigo This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of loneliness and its associations with sociodemographic and health indicators in a nationally representative sample of Brazilian adults and older adults. Data from the baseline (2015-2016) of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil) were analyzed, and participants with complete information on the variables of interest (n = 7,957) were included. Loneliness was the outcome variable, which was based on the question “How often do you feel alone or lonely: always, sometimes, or never?” Independent variables included sociodemographic indicators and health behaviors and conditions. The analyses included the Pearson’s chi-square test for calculating relative frequencies, and Poisson regression for estimating prevalence ratios (PR) and their respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). The prevalence of always feeling lonely was 16.8%; sometimes, 31.7%; and never, 51.5%. Significant associations were observed between always feeling lonely and depression (PR = 4.49; 95%CI: 3.93-5.11), living alone (PR = 2.44; 95%CI: 2.12-2.82), low education level (PR = 1.93; 95%CI: 1.61-2.32), being a woman (PR = 1.53; 95%CI: 1.36-1.72), self-rated poor/very poor health (PR = 1.48; 95%CI: 1.27-1.73), and poor/very poor sleep quality (PR = 1.21; 95%CI: 1.05-1.41). Given its potential to harm quality of life, it is necessary to longitudinally understand the trajectories of loneliness and associated variables, and to use this knowledge to design public policies and health interventions that could benefit the biopsychosocial well-being of Brazilian adults and older adults. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2023-07-21 /pmc/articles/PMC10494680/ /pubmed/37493723 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-311XPT213222 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Este é um artigo publicado em acesso aberto sob uma licença Creative Commons
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10494680/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-311XPT213222
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