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Journal of Human Growth and Development

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LEITAO, Francisco Naildo Cardoso et al. Effects of the social isolation generated by Covid-19 on the quality of life of the population in Rio Branco -Acre and Santo André - São Paulo, Brazil. J. Hum. Growth Dev. [online]. 2021, vol.31, n.3, pp. 405-413. ISSN 0104-1282.  http://dx.doi.org/10.36311/jhgd.v31.12609.

INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 is a highly transmissible virus that is causing very serious problems in the world's health, generating major political and financial problems. There are numerous risk factors related to this disease, ranging from morbidities to social and family issues. OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the effects of the social isolation generated by Covid-19 on the quality of life in the population of two Brazilian cities. METHODS: cross-sectional study. This survey with an online platform uses the drive's Google Forms tool to assess the population's quality of life through the SF-36 protocol. The research was carried out in two different cities of the Brazilian confederation. One in Santo André in São Paulo and Rio Branco in Acre State. The selection was carried out randomly in both groups (Acre and São Paulo), with 109 and 62 participants respectively in this first moment. RESULTS: regarding gender, women are in greater numbers participating in the city of Santo André, than in Rio Branco, with (80.6% and 48.6%), respectively. Likewise, Santo André has an average age younger than in Rio Branco in relation to the age group. When we compared the dimensions between the two states, performing a Mann-Whitney statistical analysis, statistical differences appeared in three dimensions: functional capacity, pain, and vitality, with better quality of life in these three domains for the city of Rio Branco. CONCLUSION: the city of Rio Branco, has a positive score compared to the city of Santo André, in most of the domains analyzed.

Palabras clave : quality of life; COVID-19; social isolation; SARS-CoV-2.

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