EL COVID 19 Y SU INCIDENCIA EN EL ESTADO DE ANSIEDAD EN LOS ADULTOS MAYORES DE LA FUNDACIÓN UNA VIDA CON PROPÓSITO, PERIODO 2021

Abstract

Today it can be said that all countries are going through times of crisis due to the pandemic, some in the health sector, others in the social and most in the economic, all these havoc that this virus leaves, affects the mental health of the population. Ecuador is not exempt from this reality, even reviewed research shows that the negative psychological effects that are being witnessed in people are the symptoms of post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, confusion and frustration, this due to fear and economic and human losses. Worldwide, anxiety problems have worsened, in fact, people, especially the elderly population, have been greatly affected in their mental health due to the pandemic that is still going on, where from a virus that appeared in 2019, other variants have been detached that are reasons for concern and fear due to its contagion and above all because it can cause death. Ecuador is not exempt from this reality, even reviewed research shows that the negative psychological effects that are being witnessed in people are the symptoms of post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, confusion and frustration, this due to fear and economic and human losses. It is important to highlight that this work aimed to determine how Covid 19 affects the state of anxiety in the elderly of the Foundation a life with purpose. It should be understood that when an older adult reaches that age, they generally become sensitive and face events that can generate tension, affecting their well-being. For this research, a survey and the state anxiety inventory (IDARE) applied to the elderly of the Foundation a life with purpose were used, this in order to know the anxiety levels they have at the present time.