Lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic in older adults’ regular basic education teachers in a district of North Lima

Piñas-Rivera L.; Asencios-Trujillo L.; Asencios-Trujillo L.; Perez-Siguas R.; La Rosa-Longobardi C.; Gallegos-Espinoza D. · Salud, Ciencia y Tecnologia (2024) · DOI: 10.56294/saludcyt2024644

Resumen

Introduction: in older adults, lifestyle plays a key role in adaptation to cope with the coronavirus pandemic during isolation and quarantine at home, so its research objective is to determine the lifestyle during the pandemic of COVID-19 in older adults’ regular basic education teachers in a district of North Lima. Methods: it is a quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental cross-sectional study, with a total population of 176 adults over 60 years of age, who answered a questionnaire of sociodemographic data and the lifestyle instrument. Results: the results show the lifestyle of older adults, where 38 (21,6 %) have a lifestyle in a danger zone, 21 (11,9 %) have a low lifestyle, 89 (50,6 %) have an adequate lifestyle and 28 (15,9 %) have a fantastic lifestyle. Conclusions: in conclusion, strategies should be sought or developed to improve both physical and eating activities in older adults regular basic education teachers at home.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle