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<journal-id>1134-928X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gerokomos]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gerokomos]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1134-928X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Española de Enfermería Geriátrica y Gerontológica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1134-928X2024000200005</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4321/s1134-928x2024000200005</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Ansiedad y soledad social en adultos mayores de un centro comunitario en Santiago de Chile]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Anxiety and social loneliness in elderly from a community center in Santiago, Chile]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Méndez-Celis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Paula]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Canales-Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Palmira]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Santo Tomás Escuela de Enfermería ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>35</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>90</fpage>
<lpage>95</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1134-928X2024000200005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1134-928X2024000200005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1134-928X2024000200005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: La pandemia afectó directamente a la calidad de vida y la salud de las personas, particularmente a las personas mayores, que se vieron aisladas debido a las cuarentenas que impidieron su movilización y socialización con otras personas.  Objetivo: Determinar la asociación entre ansiedad y soledad social en personas mayores pertenecientes a una comunidad de adultos mayores en Santiago de Chile.  Metodología: Estudio cuantitativo, correlacional y transversal, se realizó muestreo por conveniencia a 30 adultos mayores de una comunidad de Santiago de Chile, a través de la escala Este II de Soledad Social e Inventario de Ansiedad de Beck.  Resultados: El 17,4% de la muestra presentó un nivel medio de soledad social y un 30,4% de la muestra presentó ansiedad de moderada a severa. La asociación entre soledad social y ansiedad obtuvo una Rho de Spearman de 0,41 (p = 0,04).  Conclusión: La pandemia afectó a la salud mental en los adultos mayores en cuanto a su percepción de soledad social y ansiedad, por lo que es necesario seguir estudiando el fenómeno para abordarlo oportunamente.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: The pandemic affected people&#8217;s quality of life and health, particularly older adults, who found themselves isolated due to quarantine that prevented their mobilization and socialization with other people.  Objective: To determine the association between anxiety and social loneliness in older people in a community of older adults in Santiago, Chile.  Methodology: Quantitative, correlational, and cross-sectional study; convenience sampling was carried out on 30 older adults from a community in Santiago, Chile, through the Este II Scale of Social Loneliness and Beck&#8217;s Anxiety Inventory.  Results: 17.4% of the sample presented a medium level of social loneliness, and 30.4% of the sample presented moderate-to-severe anxiety. The association between social loneliness and anxiety obtained Spearman&#8217;s Rho: 0.41 (p = 0.04).  Conclusion: The pandemic affected mental health in older adults regarding their perception of social loneliness and anxiety, so it is necessary to continue studying the phenomenon to address it promptly.]]></p></abstract>
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