Loneliness in the elderly as a consequence of covid-19 pandemic and the use of complementary therapies.
COVID-19 pandemic has shown how deteriorated the social, economic, emotional and psychological areas are in our population, however, it is the elderly who have bee the most affected, not just because they belong to the group at greatest risk of contractingthe virus, but also because of the psycholog...
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| Formato: | Artículo revista |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Sanatorio Allende. Departamento de enfermería
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/notasenf/article/view/38802 |
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| Sumario: | COVID-19 pandemic has shown how deteriorated the social, economic, emotional and psychological areas are in our population, however, it is the elderly who have bee the most affected, not just because they belong to the group at greatest risk of contractingthe virus, but also because of the psychological consequences that quarantines and social isolation have left on they. In Chile, multiple interventions have been developed to reduce the figures around mental health pathologies in this group, from activated a special phone number for their attention to the reactivation of health care programs. This is the reason for this article, which contemplates a systematic review of articles related to complementary therapies, in this aspect it was concluded that aromatherapy, through the use of essential oils of medicinal plants, is considered as an alternative viable to coping the loneliness, anxiety and depression in the elderly, over other complementary medicines such as light therapy, since the latter does not have enough studies or information to be recommended. |
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