Author, as appears in the article.: Pais-Ribeiro, Jose; Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra; Jarego, Margarida; Sanchez-Rodriguez, Elisabet; Miro, Jordi
Department: Psicologia
URV's Author/s: Miró Martínez, Jordi / Sánchez Rodríguez, Elisabet
Keywords: Stress Sociodemographic predictors Quality of life Psychosocial predictors Psychological discomfort Portugal People Pandemics Outbreak Mortality Mental-health Male Life Humans Female Disorders Depression Covid‐19 interference Covid‐19 Covid-19 interference Covid-19 Communicable disease control Care Adult
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic is a stressful long-lasting event with an increasingly negative impact upon individuals. This study aimed at assessing the magnitude of depression, anxiety, and stress among adults living in Portugal during the first mandatory lockdown of 2020, and the psychosocial and health-related factors associated with these symptoms. A sample of 484 adults (73% women) with an average age of 40 years old (Standard Deviation, SD = 14.03) responded to an online survey. The survey included measures of depression, anxiety, stress, social support, COVID-19 interference in daily life, attitudes towards COVID-19, and health perception. The impact of the lockdown on psychological well-being was large, with up to 36% of the participants showing signs of at least mild psychological discomfort (i.e., depression, anxiety, and stress). Social support, COVID-19 interference on daily life, health perception, and age, explained all the dependent variables. Education level, income, attitudes towards COVID-19, and gender explained some of the dependent variables. These results suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has a serious impact on the psychological health of Portuguese adults. The role of the procedures to control the pandemic on the mental health of Portuguese adults should not be underestimated.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental studies Environmental sciences Ensino Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: elisabet.sanchez@urv.cat jordi.miro@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-8377-1799 0000-0002-1998-6653
Record's date: 2024-10-12
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 19 (6): 3494-
APA: Pais-Ribeiro, Jose; Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra; Jarego, Margarida; Sanchez-Rodriguez, Elisabet; Miro, Jordi (2022). COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and Health-Related Factors Associated with Psychological Discomfort. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 19(6), 3494-. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063494
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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