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Background: Suicide behavior represents a major public health problem for the older population. Within the continuum of suicidal behavior, suicidal ideation may lead to a suicide attempts/death. Risk factors for developing suicidal ideation include mobility limitations, lack of social participation and loneliness. However, there is a need for longitudinal studies to examine these relationships over time. Method: 50423 older people from three waves of the SHARE project formed the sample (60 years in the first wave; M ± SD = 71.49 ± 8.15; 55% female). Results: A series of nested Cross-Lagged Panel Models (CLPM) of suicidal ideation, mobility limitations, social participation and loneliness were tested. The best fitting model was that with equal autoregressive and cross-lagged effects across waves ((2 = 1220.56, CFI =.982, RMSEA =.028, SRMR =.024). The autoregressive effects showed high stability across waves. The cross-lagged effects between suicidal ideation and mobility limitations were strong, while the cross-lagged effects between suicidal ideation and social participation were comparatively smaller. In the case of loneliness, statistical significance was not achieved. Conclusions: These findings highlight the importance of promoting mobility programs and social activities to prevent suicidal ideation among older adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

En la última década se ha estudiado la soledad como algo no deseado, que afecta a personas de todas las edades. Por ejemplo, en un artículo de la revista médica The Lancet de 2018 se afirmaba que la soledad es algo que sufren de forma severa uno de cada doce ciudadanos de sociedades industrializadas. Otro estudio publicado en Suecia en 2022 alertaba sobre el deterioro físico y mental que puede llegar a causar la soledad. En este artículo me propongo contrastar algunas de las formas de vivir la soledad que prevalecen hoy en día con el tipo de soledad que promovió Teresa de Jesús mediante su ejemplo, en sus conventos y en sus escritos, y con las formas de soledad deseada y no deseada de dos mujeres en el México colonial: la viuda y monja Marina de la Cruz (1536-1597) y una esclava negra llamada Esperanza (?-1679). Intento demostrar la vigencia y relevancia en la actualidad de estos testimonios históricos sobre cómo acostumbrarse a la soledad, evitar las “amistades particulares” y aprender a amar de forma incondicional.

Introducción: Los problemas de salud mental que presentan las personas cuyos hijos ya no viven con ellas merecen mayor atención. El estudio de la autopercepción del envejecimiento y sus factores influyentes en esta población puede ayudar a la prevención de percepciones negativas del envejecimiento. Objetivo: Analizar las situaciones y factores influyentes en la autopercepción del envejecimiento de los adultos mayores cuyos hijos ya no viven con ellos, específicamente, el rol mediador de las actividades de la vida diaria y la soledad. Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio transversal en 2 comunidades de la ciudad de Binzhou, provincia de Shandong, China. Se estudiaron 613 adultos mayores cuyos hijos ya no vivían con ellos, aplicando un cuestionario de información general, el Cuestionario Breve de Percepción del Envejecimiento (B-APQ), la Escala de Actividades de la Vida Diaria (ADL) y la Escala de Soledad de la Universidad de California (ULS-6). Se utilizaron modelos de ecuaciones estructurales para analizar las relaciones entre las variables. Resultados: El análisis de los factores influyentes en el envejecimiento autopercibido muestra que el estado civil, las visitas de los hijos y la soledad afectan de manera indirecta la autopercepción del envejecimiento. Asimismo, las enfermedades crónicas y la capacidad para realizar las actividades de la vida diaria afectan de manera indirecta la autopercepción del envejecimiento. Discusión: La capacidad para realizar actividades de la vida diaria, las enfermedades crónicas, salir, la soledad, el estado de salud autoreportado, el estado civil y las visitas de los hijos son algunos factores que influyen en la autopercepción del envejecimiento en esta población. Conclusión: La autopercepción del envejecimiento de las personas cuyos hijos ya no viven con ellas es relativamente negativa y hay muchos factores influyentes. Es importante mejorar el manejo que se le da a la salud de esta población, aumentando las actividades al aire libre y el cuidado de sus familiares e implementando intervenciones integrales para ayudarlos en el tratamiento del envejecimiento.

This work derives from the need to make visible the perspectives, emotions and interactions of those who, at present, inhabit social housing through a process of invasion in an area that historically has been characterized by a high number of uninhabited dwellings, mainly as a result of neoliberal policies. At the national level, the municipality of Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, has been among the entities with the highest number of uninhabited homes. In the southeastern part of the municipality, the situation is increasing, deriving in practices and perspectives that configure the plot of these places invisibilized under the context of abandonment presented. In this sense, making visible the new forms of inhabiting the uninhabited necessarily implies addressing the relationship between people, objects and built environments, elements that are little developed when it comes to assessing the impacts of urban policy. Through a qualitative approach, the use of the phenomenological method, in-depth interviews and non-participant observation as techniques for obtaining information, this work gathers emotions and perspectives that are situated between loneliness and resistance to abandonment, in a context that limits the possibility of social interactions, and that contrasts with the need for housing as an object of heritage and with the difficulties to access it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objetivo: Conocer, en la post-pandemia, la percepción de los usuarios de las farmacias sobre la repercusión en su salud y su actitud ante las medidas de prevención y futuros planes de revacunación. Método: Diseño: estudio observacional transversal, en farmacias de Galicia en julio-diciembre de 2022. Sujetos: usuarios ≥18 años que acuden a las farmacias participantes y consienten participar. Variables: demográficas y clínicas. Uso de medicamentos sin receta, vacunas recibidas y actitud ante la vacunación. Percepción de la situación y medidas de protección a adoptar. Percepción de soledad. Tamaño muestral: para conseguir una precisión del 5,0% en estimación de una proporción, asumiendo la máxima incertidumbre y un 10% de pérdidas, resultó de 427 participantes. El Comité de Ética de la Investigación de Galicia aprobó el estudio. Resultados: 515 cuestionarios. 343 (66,6%) mujeres. Media de edad 54,1 (DE=16,8) años. 97 (18,8%) participantes necesitaron nuevos medicamentos sin receta. 1,3 (DE=0,6)/participante. 512 estaban vacunados. 166 (32,4%) manifestaron sospecha de reacciones adversas. El total fue de 678, el 73% en mujeres, p=0,0123. Se vacunarán de próximas dosis 352 (68,8%). La preocupación respecto al comienzo de la pandemia es menor en 307(59,6%) participantes, igual 157 (30,5%). 454 (88,2%) creen que la pandemia no terminó. Se sintieron solos 201 (39,0%), 145, el 42,3% de mujeres y 56, el 32,6% de hombres, p=0,0304. Conclusiones: Los encuestados creían que la pandemia no había terminado y seguían preocupados. La intención de vacunarse de futuras dosis de refuerzo disminuyó. La sensación de soledad fue importante, mayor en mujeres y en mayores.

Introducción. Algunos estudios han señalado que la soledad podría estar relacionada con un aumento en el riesgo de mortalidad en pacientes con cáncer ya que puede debilitar la respuesta al tratamiento y del sistema inmunológico y promover comportamientos perjudiciales, lo que puede empeorar el pronóstico y aumentar la probabilidad de muerte en estos pacientes. El abordar la soledad en la salud pública es esencial para brindar apoyo social y mejorar los resultados en los pacientes con cáncer. Objetivo. Obtener un estimador de la asociación soledad no deseada – mortalidad en pacientes con cáncer. Materiales y métodos. Se le hizo el seguimiento durante dos años a una cohorte prospectiva de 400 pacientes (exposición=niveles de soledad; desenlace=tiempo hasta la muerte). Se incluyeron variables de control sociodemográficas y clínicas. Se utilizó un modelo de supervivencia paramétrico (log normal). Resultados. En la cohorte se encontró una mediana de supervivencia de 20,2 meses y una tasa de mortalidad de 3,2 muertes por 100 pacientes-mes (IC95 %: 2,8 a 3,7). En el modelo de supervivencia se encontraron las siguientes razones de tiempo (RT): nivel moderado-nivel bajo: RT=0,55; IC95 %: 0,39 a 0,77; nivel moderadamente alto-nivel bajo: RT=0,62; IC95 %: 0.41 a 0.93; nivel alto-nivel bajo: RT=1,17; IC95 %: 0,31 a 4,42. Conclusión. En comparación con los pacientes con niveles bajos de soledad, los pacientes con niveles moderados o moderadamente altos llegan más rápidamente a la muerte (RT estadísticamente significativas, habiendo ajustado por el efecto de las demás variables del modelo). Esto sugiere la utilidad de las intervenciones para mitigar la soledad y promover el apoyo social en los pacientes con cáncer.

Las redes sociales virtuales atraen a diferentes usuarios por las múltiples potencialidades e impactos característicos de esta sociedad tecnológica. El propósito de este estudio es identificar las redes sociales virtuales más usadas por los jóvenes, los motivos personales de uso y la relación de su utilización con la percepción de soledad y las habilidades de autoexpresión en escenarios sociales. En particular, se evalúan las diferencias de tales usos en función de la edad, el nivel de escolaridad y el género. En el estudio participaron 251 jóvenes adultos españoles con edades comprendidas entre los 18 y 40 años (X = 26.33, D.T. = 5.91) contactados a través de un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Se observó que el uso de las redes sociales virtuales se ve aumentado en los participantes con bajas habilidades sociales, altos niveles de soledad y más jóvenes. Destacan los motivos de aburrimiento y evasión o escape para usar los espacios digitales y se registra una tendencia en los jóvenes de la generación Z (18 a 28 años) a utilizar más las redes sociales virtuales, en comparación con los de la generación Y (29 a 40 años). Como conclusiones, se señala la conveniencia de controlar el uso problemático de las redes sociales virtuales y de entrenar las habilidades sociales para mejorar las relaciones interpersonales.

Objective: Understand the meanings of loneliness experienced by older adults who participate in support groups. Methodology: hermeneutical phenomenological qualitative study, the selection of participants was by intentional sampling, 25 older adults achieving theoretical saturation, a deep interview was applied for data collection, which started from a central question, the analysis was carried out according to the approaches of Cohen and Steves. Results: Three themes emerged. Loneliness is some-thing that makes you sick and sad. The protection of religious beliefs as a refuge from loneliness. The company improves not feeling alone. Conclusion: It is a commitment for nursing to con-tinue nurturing the discussion about what loneli-ness can mean for this population group, but beyond simply trying to understand what it means for them, to be able to provide analysis tools that allow designing strategies that aim at development of actions that tend to overcome loneliness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The objective of this study was to explore the perception of loneliness of patients over 65 years of age with chronic pathologies that allude to this feeling. Method: The sample consisted of 36 patients (M=81.75; 50% men; 50% women) from a basic area (ABS) in Barcelona. The feeling of loneliness was evaluated with the UCLA scale and the question was asked: Could you describe why you feel lonely? Results: The results revealed a feeling of slight loneliness in (17%); moderate in (30%) and severe in (53%). The analysis of the responses showed that feelings of loneliness are associated with loss, estrangement or filial rupture, and the feeling of abandonment, which they described as disturbing, negative, and painful. Conclusions: Everyone feels alone, even if they are not, it is necessary to identify this feeling of loneliness, since it influences the state of physical and mental health that deteriorates the quality of life of patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Este trabajo aborda desde las ciencias sociales el problema del envejecimiento y la soledad en población adulta mayor mediante un estudio de caso en México y Chile. El objetivo principal ha sido analizar y caracterizar los procesos de representaciones sociales de las personas mayores que viven en contextos de exclusión social. Por medio de un enfoque de observación de segundo orden se generó una estrategia de investigación de campo basadas en entrevistas etnográficas que permitieron observar los esquemas de distinción asociados a un conjunto de componentes y tópicos que orientaron el estudio. Identificar y representar la pluralidad de formas en que se comprende y vive la vejez constituyen aportes para ir renovando enfoques teóricos y métodos para el diseño de políticas sociales hacia las personas mayores en nuestros países. Nuestro trabajo intenta ser un aporte en la acumulación de evidencia que permita apoyar los procesos de intervención social en esta población en el contexto de una modernidad inacabada.

RESUMEN Introducción. El aislamiento social permitió la mitigación de casos por la COVID-19, enfermedad que impactó tanto físico como emocional y mentalmente a la población en general, pero específicamente a los adultos mayores. Se identificó que el aislamiento social se asoció con un aumento del 50% del riesgo de demencia y otras afecciones graves. La presente revisión pretende identificar el conocimiento científico que se ha construido a partir del fenómeno del aislamiento social en las personas mayores como medida de prevención de la COVID-19. Metodología. Revisión integrativa de la literatura. La estrategia de búsqueda: bases de datos Web of Science, Medline, SCOPUS, EMBASE, CINAHL; tesauros MeSH y Emtree: “loneliness”, “elderly”, “Aged”, “Isolating”, “Social Isolation”, “COVID-19” y “Coronavirus Infections”. Criterios de inclusión: investigaciones primarias y secundarias, con texto completo disponible en línea, idiomas: inglés, español, portugués y francés entre los años 2015 al 2021. Resultados. Se incluyeron 27 artículos científicos entre los cuales se encuentran estudios descriptivos transversales y longitudinales, así como revisiones narrativas y sistemáticas, los cuales daban respuesta al objetivo de la revisión. Discusión. En la literatura encontrada diferentes autores resaltan la importancia de reconocer el aislamiento social como una situación de salud pública, que tiene repercusiones mentales, sociales y físicas en la población mayor. Conclusiones. La revisión realizada permite identificar el conocimiento generado a partir del concepto de aislamiento en la persona mayor, reconocer las repercusiones a nivel mental de este aislamiento (especialmente en aquellas personas mayores con antecedentes), y comprender el abordaje interdisciplinario que se requiere. Palabras clave: Anciano; Aislamiento Social; Soledad; Infecciones por Coronavirus; Salud Pública ABSTRACT Introduction. Social isolation resulted in the mitigation of COVID-19 cases, a disease that impacted the general population physically, emotionally and mentally, most specifically the elderly. Social isolation was identified as being associated with a 50% increased risk of dementia and other serious conditions. The present review aims to identify the scientific knowledge that has been built on the phenomenon of social isolation in the elderly as a preventive measure for COVID-19. Methodology. Integrative literatura review. Search strategy: Web of Science, Medline, SCOPUS, EMBASE, CINAHL databases; MeSH and Emtree: “loneliness”, “elderly”, “Aged”, “Isolating”, “Social Isolation”, “COVID-19” and “Coronavirus Infections”. Inclusion criteria: primary and secondary research, with full text available online, languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese and French between the years 2015 to 2021. Results. Twenty-seven scientific articles were perused, including cross-sectional and longitudinal descriptive studies, as well as narrative and systematic reviews, which responded to the objective of the review. Discussion. In the literature found, different authors highlight the importance of recognizing social isolation as a public health issue, which has mental, social and physical repercussions in the elderly population. Conclusions. The review made it possible to identify the knowledge generated from the concept of isolation in the elderly, to recognize the mental repercussions of this isolation (especially in elderly people with a history of isolation), and to understand the interdisciplinary approach required. Keywords: Aged; Social Isolation; Loneliness; Coronavirus Infections; Public Health RESUMO Introdução. O isolamento social permitiu a mitigação dos casos decorrentes da COVID-19, doença que impactou tanto física quanto emocional e mentalmente a população em geral, mas especificamente os idosos. O isolamento social foi identificado como estando associado a um aumento de 50% do risco de demência e outras condições graves. Esta revisão tem como objetivo identificar o conhecimento científico que vem sendo construído a partir do fenômeno do isolamento social em pessoas idosas como medida preventiva contra a COVID-19. Metodologia. Revisão integrativa da literatura. A estratégia de busca: bases de dados Web of Science, Medline, SCOPUS, EMBASE, CINAHL. Tesauros MeSH e Emtree: “loneliness”, “elderly”, “Aged”, “Isolating”, “Social Isolation”, “COVID-19” e “Coronavirus Infections”. Critérios de inclusão: pesquisas primárias e secundárias, com texto completo disponível online, idiomas: inglês, espanhol, português e francês entre 2015 e 2021. Resultados. Foram incluídos 27 artigos científicos, dentre eles estudos descritivos transversais e longitudinais, além de revisões narrativas e sistemáticas, que responderam ao objetivo da revisão. Discussão. Na literatura encontrada, diferentes autores destacam a importância de reconhecer o isolamento social como uma situação de saúde pública, que tem repercussões mentais, sociais e físicas na população idosa. Conclusões. A revisão realizada permite identificar o conhecimento gerado a partir do conceito de isolamento em idosos, reconhecer as repercussões mentais deste isolamento (especialmente em idosos com histórico) e compreender a abordagem interdisciplinar necessária. Palavras-chave: Idoso; Isolamento Social; Solidão; Infecções por Coronavirus; Saúde Pública

La conjunción de los arquetipos culturales y afectivos que representan las figuras de Werther y el perro del hortelano —títulos de dos películas emblemáticas de Pilar Miró— aboca a una melancólica soledad acompañada.

This study aims to analyze the effect of victimization suffered during the COVID-19 lockdown on psychological trauma in early and late adolescents. The sample of this study comprised of 933 Peruvian adolescents, 45.5% (n= 423) were males and (54.5%) (n= 506) were females. 44.5% (n=415) were in early adolescence (12 to 13 years) and 55.5 % (n=518) were in late adolescence (14 to 17 years). Data was collected online during the COVID-19 lockdown. Results show that early adolescents who have suffered victimization have higher probabilities of suffering psychological trauma than late adolescents compared to non-victims. In addition, loneliness is observed to play a significant role as a mediator in the relationship between victimization and psychological trauma in Early Adolescents (B = .69, SE = 0.08, CI [ .53, .86]) and late adolescents (B = .66, SE = 0.07, CI [.51, .81]). Results suggests that the cost-benefit of COVID 19 lockdown should be reconsidered. Social distance could had made difficult for adolescents to stablish interpersonal relationships and solve conflicts associated with victimization. Loneliness could be an expression of these difficulties and therefore explain symptoms of psychological trauma. Finally, results are discussed in order to prevent the harmful effects of the pandemic and the measures taken on adolescent mental health, especially in middle- and low-income countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The phenomenon of homelessness goes beyond the lack of personal housing, as it involves, among other issues, the breaking of emotional ties. This raises the need to understand how individuals affected by this situation manage to establish new relationships and rebuild connections with others in similar or different circumstances. The purpose of this study has been to explore the experiences in homelessness situations regarding the social relationships and emotional ties established with others in similar or different situations, as well as the obstacles they encounter in doing so. The research is framed within an inductive and emergent qualitative methodology based on Grounded Theory. Eight individual semistructured interviews and 26 workshop sessions were conducted with the participation of eight individuals housed in various shelters in the city of Córdoba. Thematic content analysis, supported by Nvivo software, reveals the existence of various obstacles in establishing interpersonal relationships, ranging from fear of failure to insecurities stemming from previous experiences of homelessness. Additionally, contextual factors, such as the brief duration of stays in shelter facilities, hinder the construction of stable support networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: This study analyses situations in which feelings of loneliness most frequently arise among people with blindness or severe visual impairment Methods: A telephone survey was conducted among a representative sample of 1,069 persons who are members of the Spanish National Organisation for the Blind (ONCE). Results: The worsening of visual impairment is the situation that most frequently generates feelings of loneliness among respondents (45.4%), followed by daylight hours (41.8%), days with bad weather (39.9%), celebration days (39.6%) and weekends (38.7%). In addition, significant differences were detected depending on gender and age, among other variables. Discussion: In addition to the usual situations that can generate feelings of loneliness in any person, for people with blindness or severe visual impairment we must add those situations that are inherent to this disability. Moreover, such people cannot be regarded as a uniform group and the strategies to combat loneliness must therefore be diverse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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El fenómeno de la soledad se está convirtiendo, cada vez más, en un problema amplio y relevante de las sociedades contemporáneas. En consecuencia, son muchas las investigaciones que abordan esta realidad, como numerosas son también las intervenciones que tratan de hacerle frente, en especial tras la pandemia provocada por la COVID-19. Para acercar al lector a esta realidad, en el presente artículo se exponen de forma heurística las diversas posturas existentes sobre la soledad mediante una novedosa cartografía teórica que propone un nuevo recorrido por el actual estado de la cuestión del campo de la soledad, formado por las aportaciones de distintas disciplinas. Para ello se ha seguido un método de revisión bibliográfica reflexiva con el objetivo de generar nuevos alineamientos teóricos que esclarezcan las posiciones desde las que hoy se escribe acerca de la soledad. Finalmente, el texto esboza algunas líneas reflexivas que el acercamiento sociológico a la soledad deberá tener en cuenta para constituirse como interlocutor válido y valioso en el actual campo de estudio de la soledad.

El presente artículo continúa exponiendo una serie de escritos inéditos del Venerable Eduardo Francisco Pironio, que él escribiera durante el año 1938, siendo seminarista y estudiando en el Seminario Mayor San José de la Arquidiócesis de La Plata. En ellos se pueden observar algunas temáticas que van a ser frecuentes luego en su predicación, como la amistad y la esperanza. Los artículos fueron originalmente editados en la revista “Sapientia”, publicación histórica del seminario. El valor de estos textos radica en que permiten conocer un poco más a Pironio en su juventud, quien hoy está en proceso de ser beatificado.

Introducción: este estudio analiza las situaciones en las que es más frecuente que surjan sentimientos de soledad entre las personas con ceguera o deficiencia visual grave. Método: se realizó una encuesta telefónica a una muestra representativa de 1069 personas afiliadas a la Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE). Resultados: el empeoramiento de la deficiencia visual resulta la situación que más frecuentemente genera sentimientos de soledad entre las personas encuestadas (45,4‍ %), seguida de las horas diurnas (41,8‍ %), los días de mal tiempo (39,9‍ %), los días señalados (39,6 ‍%) y los fines de semana (38,7 ‍%). Además, se han encontrado diferencias significativas en función del sexo o la edad, entre otras variables. Discusión: junto a las situaciones habituales que pueden generar sentimientos de soledad en cualquier persona, a las que cuentan con ceguera o con deficiencia visual grave se les deben sumar aquellas propias de la discapacidad. Además, este colectivo no puede considerarse homogéneo, de tal manera que unas situaciones afectan más a un perfil que a otro, y, por ello, las estrategias que se deban acometer para combatirla tienen que ser diversas.

Introducción: en las sociedades modernas las personas viven cada vez más solas y modalidades de trabajo como el teletrabajo causan aislamiento social y sentimientos de soledad. Los riesgos laborales en las tareas presenciales se han caracterizado ampliamente, pero los riesgos de las modalidades de trabajo a distancia siguen en investigación. Esta investigación cualitativa tuvo como objetivo estudiar cómo los teletrabajadores experimentan la soledad y los aspectos que determinan esa experiencia. Métodos: se reclutaron siete teletrabajadores para participar en entrevistas semiestructuradas presenciales que fueron analizadas con la metodología del análisis fenomenológico interpretativo (AFI). Los participantes describieron en detalle su forma de trabajar y las relaciones de trabajo, información que se agrupó en temas y categorías a partir de los cuales se generaron los resultados. Resultados: el teletrabajo a tiempo completo, como el que ocurrió durante la pandemia, causó en los trabajadores sentimientos de soledad intensa, que empeoraron con el distanciamiento generado por la inadecuada comunicación virtual y la ausencia de vínculos interpersonales. Conclusión: la experiencia de los participantes mostró que el teletrabajo causa soledad en los trabajadores, pero el trabajo híbrido y las relaciones entre los compañeros de trabajo que ocurren en ámbitos no laborales disminuyen la percepción de soledad, por lo que se hace necesario que las organizaciones con esta modalidad de trabajo tengan espacios de trabajo presenciales y mejoren sus estrategias de comunicación.

Mental health is a fundamental right, however, the mental health of the older population still does not receive sufficient attention. This study investigated whether participation in various types of potentially pleasant events predicts positive and negative mental health outcomes, controlling for sociodemographic, health, and psychological variables. A total of 156 non-institutionalized Brazilian older adults without diagnosed cognitive impairments participated in the study. All participants completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Pfeffer Index, the Geriatric Depression Scale, the Brazilian Loneliness Scale, the Life Satisfaction Scale, and the Brazilian version of the California Older Person Pleasant Events Schedule. The results indicated that involvement in practical activities predicted higher levels of life satisfaction. Engaging in social activities was associated with lower levels of depression, while participation in intellectual activities was associated with lower levels of loneliness. Pleasant events can be included in health promotion programs and interventions aimed at improving older adults' mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Loneliness is a classic theme of spirituality that has now become a serious social problem. The context of late modernity, both at the level of culture and social dynamics, not only increases its incidence, but also gives it particular characteristics that spirituality has to take up as a challenge. Called to discover the «sonorous solitude» of the mystics, we have to walk the paths of solitude as a human wound that is more problematic today than in other periods of history. The dialogue of spirituality with our culture can help to make them more humanly passable while at the same time responding to this new social scourge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This text is the result of a thesis production, attempting to problematize the prevailing experiences of loneliness in contemporary education, characterized by notions of lack, melancholy, and precariousness, which confer a negative status to loneliness. Drawing on intercessors such as Deleuze, Guattari, and Nietzsche, it points to alternative ways of considering loneliness within curricula, detached from the understanding of the human being as a weakened subject. It brings curriculum production closer to a "good loneliness, free loneliness, which allows you to continue being good in any sense" (NIETZSCHE, 2005, p. 35), mapping the intensified processes of curriculum production fueled by the power of loneliness as an affirmation of a disrupted life shaped by becomings that compel thought in pursuit of non-subordination. It seeks to highlight the practices of creating unprecedented spaces in the field of curriculum, fostered by loneliness amidst contemporary productive logic in its multiple possible senses within the context of everyday education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This quantitative cross-sectional study sought to evaluate the psychological impacts resulting from social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on depression, anxiety and perceived stress and levels of loneliness in adults. Furthermore, it sought to verify the existence of correlations between loneliness, sociodemographic characteristics and symptoms of depression, anxiety and perceived stress, as well as identify variables that predict loneliness. With a sample of 3.106 participants, recruited through social networks, responding online about the symptoms, from different regions of Brazil and between 18 and 76 years old (M= 33,15; SD = 12,15), the study revealed that 459 (14,76%) of respondents experienced moderate to severe loneliness during the pandemic. Furthermore, 680 (20,19%) presented severe to extremely severe symptoms of depression, 370 (11,89%) of anxiety and 516 (16,58%) of stress. Individuals who presented symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress and lower levels of life satisfaction were more likely to experience loneliness. Symptoms of depression were shown to be the strongest predictor for symptoms of loneliness and lower levels of life satisfaction contributed significantly to this symptom. It was concluded that the limitations imposed by the pandemic due to social isolation intensified loneliness and mental disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Due to the global increase in the population aged 60 years or older, it has been sought to know the role of technological tools to promote well-being in this population group, however, most of the studies that have been carried out provide information mainly from developed countries, and the characteristics of this sector of the population in Latin American countries are known to a lesser extent; therefore, this quantitative research of non-experimental, cross-sectional and explanatory design, the relationship of some sociodemographic and psychological variables (health perception, loneliness and attitude towards computers) with the use of the Internet in older people was analyzed. A total of 4,588 elderly people participated (62.1% women and 37.9% men), with a mean age of 70.15 years. Instruments that evaluated attitudes towards computers, perception of loneliness, use of technological tools and a questionnaire with sociodemographic questions were applied. The results of the logistic regression showed that increased efficiency and interest in computers, better perception of health, higher income and school level, as well as lower age and loneliness, are associated with an increased probability that older people use the internet frequently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To identify the factors associated with the categories of loneliness among the elderly population attending day care centers in Bogotá, Colombia. Materials and methods: An analytical, cross-sectional and quantitative study was carried out to measure the loneliness among older people attending a day care center in the city of Bogotá between November 2020 and June 2021 using the ESTE scale. To meet the objective, a univariate descriptive statistical analysis was performed, such that, for the quantitative variables, the mean with standard deviation or median with interquartile ranges were used, in accordance with the Shapiro-Wilk test for normality, and for the categorical variables, absolute frequencies and proportions were used. The bivariate analysis was conducted using Student's t-test and chi-square test (p < 0.05), which contributed to build a logistic regression model with statistically significant variables. Results: A total of 215 elderly people with a mean age of 70.5 years were included in the study: 72 % were females, 56.5 % had primary education, 38.6 % were single and 67.4 % had a history of chronic non-communicable disease. According to the ESTE scale, the study subjects showed a low level of family loneliness (67 %), a high and medium level of marital loneliness (79 %), a high and medium level of social loneliness (51 %) and a high and medium level of adaptation crisis (43 %). It was found that marital loneliness was associated with females (p = 0.001), social loneliness with lower class (p = 0.027) and adaptation crisis with lower class (p = 0.024). Conclusions: The factors associated with the feeling of loneliness among the elderly population attending day care centers are, in the marital loneliness category, being a woman and, in the social loneliness and adaptation crisis categories, belonging to the lower class. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fiodor Dostoievski (1821-1881) rasga el alma humana hasta dejarla herida por el sufrimiento, la culpa y el aislamiento. Y, sin embargo, la derrota no gana la batalla. La escritora sureña estadounidense Carson McCullers (1917-1967) escribe sobre la soledad y la miseria del sur de los Estados Unidos con una mirada atenta a los paisajes desolados de la Rusia de Fiodor Dostoievski, no sólo físicos sino esencialmente metafísicos. Esta autora que ya leyó al maestro ruso a los 13 años explora las entrañas humanas desde un terreno rural, desolador, inhóspito y desafortunado, con diferencias raciales, sobreexposición de alcohol y con un concepto de bien moral interno que aparece como una pulsión constante e inagotable. En esta aproximación queremos destacar cómo el misterio del mal, pero también el acto de la voluntad y la incomunicación, son aspectos que unen a ambos autores, especialmente en dos de sus obras maestras, Crimen y Castigo y El corazón es un cazador solitario, respectivamente.