TABLE 5.
Perception of the emotional status for adults (n = 139) and older adults (n = 437) during social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Adults n (%) | Older adults n (%) | χ2 (p) | |
| What is the closest point of your feeling in the last 15 days? | |||
| Discouraged—1 | 15 (10.9) | 25 (5.8) | 9.016 (0.061) |
| 2 | 29 (21.2) | 65 (15.0) | |
| 3 | 59 (43.1) | 202 (46.7) | |
| 4 | 25 (18.2) | 96 (22.2) | |
| Excited—5 | 9 (6.6) | 45 (10.4) | |
| What is the closest point of your feeling in the last 15 days? | |||
| Sad—1 | 8 (5.8) | 20 (4.6) | 7.650 (0.150) |
| 2 | 26 (18.7) | 65 (15) | |
| 3 | 74 (53.2) | 201 (46.3) | |
| 4 | 20 (14.4) | 108 (24.9) | |
| Cheerful—5 | 11 (7.9) | 40 (9.2) | |
| Did spirituality help you at this time? | |||
| Never—1 | 7 (5) | 32 (7.40) | 7.772 (0.100) |
| 2 | 8 (5.8) | 25 (5.8) | |
| 3 | 29 (20.9) | 51 (11.8) | |
| 4 | 24 (17.3) | 84 (19.4) | |
| Frequently—5 | 71 (51.1) | 242 (55.8) | |
| Which items most explain what you are experiencing right now?# | |||
| Insecure | 70 (50.4) | 158 (36.2) | 8897 (0.003)* |
| Cautious | 56 (40.3) | 237 (54.2) | 8206 (0.004)* |
| Hopeful | 55 (39.6) | 208 (47.6) | 2740 (0.098) |
| Boring | 51 (36.70) | 139 (31.8) | 1137 (0.286) |
| What are you missing with social distancing?# | |||
| Traveling | 96 (69.1) | 343 (59.5) | 6.888 (0.005)* |
| Walking and going wherever | 95 (68.3) | 337 (77.1) | 4327 (0.038)* |
| Going out | 82 (59) | 287 (65.7) | 6888 (0.005)* |
| Being with my family | 96 (69.1) | 329 (75.3) | 2110 (0.146) |
*Represents statistical significance between groups (p ≤ 0.05). #These variables permitted more than one answer.