Religiosidade De Idosos Do Projeto Vida Ativa Na Covid-19

Abstract

The year 2020 saw the appearance of the covid-19 pandemic, and with it came several damages to society in its various aspects, with the elderly public being one of the most affected, especially with regard to the psychological dimension. And with that, religiosity presents itself as a way used to go through these adversities. Thus, the research aims to verify the religiosity of the elderly in the Active Life Project during the COVID-19 Pandemic period. Thus, it is an exploratory field research, approached in a quantitative way. Consisting of 24 elderly practitioners of physical activity from the Active Life Project of the University Center of Patos -UNIFIP in the city of Patos -PB. Thus, using a semi-structured questionnaire containing 15 objective questions. As a result, it is observed that the pandemic period made the elderly spend more time in their homes, thus maintaining a greater bond with their families. As well as, as a result of the longer stay at home, most elderly people were able to devote themselves daily to practices of their religion, and thus continued dedicated to maintaining religiosity linked to all dimensions of their lives and consequently could go through the pandemic period through it. Therefore, the religiosity of the elderly was of great importance so that they could go through the covid-19 pandemic, as well as to circumvent all the tribulations brought by the pandemic context.