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<journal-id>1684-1824</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Med.Electrón.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1684-1824</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1684-18242021000203159</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Acompañamiento emocional en adultos mayores ante la covid-19: una necesidad impostergable]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Emotional support in elder people toward COVID-19: an urgent need]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alonso Triana]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lena]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ugalde Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maylin]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Placeres Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Fernando]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Mesa Simpson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristóbal]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Velazco Fajardo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yalenis]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jiménez Landín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yanelis]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>43</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>3159</fpage>
<lpage>3166</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1684-18242021000203159&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1684-18242021000203159&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1684-18242021000203159&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Los adultos mayores representan un grupo de importante vulnerabilidad ante la enfermedad, asociada muchas veces a pronósticos desfavorables. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo fundamentar las posiciones teóricas que sustentan la importancia del acompañamiento emocional en adultos mayores ante la covid-19. Durante el proceso de investigación se buscaron los antecedentes históricos e investigativos sobre el tema, y se abordaron los principales preceptos relacionados con el mismo, así como estudios que demuestran su importancia. Se proponen herramientas teóricas para el apoyo social, que ofrecen la posibilidad de que los adultos mayores minimicen la presencia de estados emocionales negativos que se vivencian ante el virus SARS-CoV-2 en Cuba.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Elder people represent a group of significant vulnerability to the disease, often associated to unfavorable prognoses. The aim of the current work is substantiating the theoretical positions underpinning the importance of the emotional support in elder people toward COVID-19. The historical and research antecedents of the theme were looked for during the research and the main related precepts were approached, and also studies showing its importance. Theoretical tools for the social support are proposed; they offer the possibility for elder people to minimize the presence of negative emotional conditions that are experienced in Cuba with COVID-19.]]></p></abstract>
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