Mental health consequences during the initial stage of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Spain

The pandemic caused by Covid-19 has been an unprecedented social and health emergency worldwide. This is the first study in the scientific literature reporting the psychological impact of the Covid-19 outbreak in a sample of the Spanish population. A cross-sectional study was conducted through an on...

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Autores: González Sanguino, Clara, Ausín Benito, Berta, Castellanos López, Miguel Ángel, Saiz Galdós, Jesús, López-Gómez, Aída, Ugidos, Carolina, Muñoz López, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Coronavirus
Quarantine
Depression
Anxiety
Posttraumatic Stress Disease
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
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spelling Mental health consequences during the initial stage of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in SpainGonzález Sanguino, ClaraAusín Benito, BertaCastellanos López, Miguel ÁngelSaiz Galdós, JesúsLópez-Gómez, AídaUgidos, CarolinaMuñoz López, ManuelCoronavirusQuarantineDepressionAnxietyPosttraumatic Stress DiseasePsicología (Psicología)61 PsicologíaThe pandemic caused by Covid-19 has been an unprecedented social and health emergency worldwide. This is the first study in the scientific literature reporting the psychological impact of the Covid-19 outbreak in a sample of the Spanish population. A cross-sectional study was conducted through an online survey of 3480 people. The presence of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was evaluated with screening tests from 14 March. Sociodemographic and Covid-19-related data was collected. Additionally, spiritual well-being, loneliness, social support, discrimination and sense of belonging were assessed. Descriptive analyses were carried out and linear regression models compiled. The 18.7% of the sample revealed depressive, 21.6% anxiety and 15.8% PTSD symptoms. Being in the older age group, having economic stability and the belief that adequate information had been provided about the pandemic were negatively related to depression, anxiety and PTSD. However, female gender, previous diagnoses of mental health problems or neurological disorders, having symptoms associated with the virus, or those with a close relative infected were associated with greater symptomatology in all three variables. Predictive models revealed that the greatest protector for symptomatology was spiritual well-being, while loneliness was the strongest predictor of depression, anxiety and PTSD. The impact on our mental health caused by the pandemic and the measures adopted during the first weeks to deal with it are evident. In addition, it is possible to identify the need of greater psychological support in general and in certain particularly vulnerable groups.ElsevierUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20202020-01-0120202020-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94061reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/940612026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Mental health consequences during the initial stage of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Spain
title Mental health consequences during the initial stage of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Spain
spellingShingle Mental health consequences during the initial stage of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Spain
González Sanguino, Clara
Coronavirus
Quarantine
Depression
Anxiety
Posttraumatic Stress Disease
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
title_short Mental health consequences during the initial stage of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Spain
title_full Mental health consequences during the initial stage of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Spain
title_fullStr Mental health consequences during the initial stage of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Mental health consequences during the initial stage of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Spain
title_sort Mental health consequences during the initial stage of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv González Sanguino, Clara
Ausín Benito, Berta
Castellanos López, Miguel Ángel
Saiz Galdós, Jesús
López-Gómez, Aída
Ugidos, Carolina
Muñoz López, Manuel
author González Sanguino, Clara
author_facet González Sanguino, Clara
Ausín Benito, Berta
Castellanos López, Miguel Ángel
Saiz Galdós, Jesús
López-Gómez, Aída
Ugidos, Carolina
Muñoz López, Manuel
author_role author
author2 Ausín Benito, Berta
Castellanos López, Miguel Ángel
Saiz Galdós, Jesús
López-Gómez, Aída
Ugidos, Carolina
Muñoz López, Manuel
author2_role author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Coronavirus
Quarantine
Depression
Anxiety
Posttraumatic Stress Disease
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
topic Coronavirus
Quarantine
Depression
Anxiety
Posttraumatic Stress Disease
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
description The pandemic caused by Covid-19 has been an unprecedented social and health emergency worldwide. This is the first study in the scientific literature reporting the psychological impact of the Covid-19 outbreak in a sample of the Spanish population. A cross-sectional study was conducted through an online survey of 3480 people. The presence of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was evaluated with screening tests from 14 March. Sociodemographic and Covid-19-related data was collected. Additionally, spiritual well-being, loneliness, social support, discrimination and sense of belonging were assessed. Descriptive analyses were carried out and linear regression models compiled. The 18.7% of the sample revealed depressive, 21.6% anxiety and 15.8% PTSD symptoms. Being in the older age group, having economic stability and the belief that adequate information had been provided about the pandemic were negatively related to depression, anxiety and PTSD. However, female gender, previous diagnoses of mental health problems or neurological disorders, having symptoms associated with the virus, or those with a close relative infected were associated with greater symptomatology in all three variables. Predictive models revealed that the greatest protector for symptomatology was spiritual well-being, while loneliness was the strongest predictor of depression, anxiety and PTSD. The impact on our mental health caused by the pandemic and the measures adopted during the first weeks to deal with it are evident. In addition, it is possible to identify the need of greater psychological support in general and in certain particularly vulnerable groups.
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