El pájaro en la jaula: Una exploración longitudinal de opiniones, emociones y sentimientos de adultos mayores en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, durante el aislamiento social preventivo y obligatorio (COVID-19)

A Two-Time Point Analysis of Gut Microbiota in the General Population of Buenos Aires and Its Variation Due to Preventive and Compulsory Social Isolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…A systematic review of experiences of social isolation prior to COVID-19 concludes that these can have lasting consequences for people, manifested, for example, in avoidance behaviors ( Brooks et al, 2020 ; Cameron-Blake, 2021 ). In another study, carried out in the elderly population of the city of Buenos Aires, referring to the impact of isolation, a greater negative emotional impact (anguish, sadness, depression, fear, loneliness) has also been documented ( Llovet et al, 2021 ).…”

“…Thus, Argentina can be included within the group of countries with the most extended measures in time, which included 119 days of strict nation-wide lock-down, 304 days of less restrictive lock-downs, and 35 days of curfews, and also the most restrictive one during 2020 ( Cameron-Blake, 2021 ). Moreover, PCSI, which lasted for more than 7 months and was aimed at mitigating the advance of COVID-19, showed an impact on both the general health and the psycho-emotional well-being of our population ( Giardino et al, 2020 ; Plümper and Neumayer, 2020 ; Etchevers et al, 2021 ; Llovet et al, 2021 ; Pisula et al, 2021 ). Even more, the most prolonged lockdown was accompanied by one of the largest death rates in terms of death per million inhabitants.…”