Self-compassion and mental health promotion actions as moderators of anxiety among institutionalized older adults

• Autor(a) principal: Machado, Beatriz Dantas
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Jesus, Isabela Thaís Machado de, Manzini, Patrícia Regina, Carvalho, Lucas Pelegrini Nogueira de, Cardoso, Juliana de Fatima Zacarin, Orlandi, Ariene Angelini dos Santos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/63826
• topic: Aged; Geriatric Nursing; Anxiety; Mental Health; Health Promotion; Idoso; Enfermagem Geriátrica; Ansiedade; Saúde Mental; Promoção da Saúde

The objective of this study has been to verify the relationship between anxiety, self-compassion, and actions to promote mental health of older adults living in long-term facilities. This is an exploratory, cross-sectional, and quantitative study, carried out with 88 older adults living in six institutions in five cities in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, between 2016 and 2017, using a questionnaire to characterize the participants, the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Self-Compassion Scale. Descriptive, correlational, and multiple linear regression analyses were performed using ordinary least squares. All ethical precautions were followed. For each point of increase in self-compassion scores, there was a 1.11% decrease in anxiety scores (p = 0.005). Actions to promote mental health reduced anxiety scores by 0.54% (p = 0.043). Thus, this study concludes that self-compassion and mental health promotion actions reduced anxiety in institutionalized older adults.