[Resilience in older people during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile: Perspective from the social determinants of health].

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association between social determinants of health (SDH) and resilience in older people during the first period of confinement in the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.

Materials and methods

An observational study with a cross-sectional design was conducted using a nationally representative survey data-set. In this survey, using a systematic randomization process, a subsample of people aged ≥60 years from the community were interviewed by telephone during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile. Resilience was assessed using the Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS) and depressive symptoms using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scale. The SDH considered were: age, sex, educational level, employment status, social isolation, loneliness, disconte

SUBMITTER: Oppenheimer-Lewin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9399176 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature