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Psychological impact and associated factors with the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing in Minas Gerais, Brazil: Cross-sectional study
| Resumo: | The emergence of a pandemic can have important impacts on the mental health of the affected populations. The objective of this research was to identify the psychological impact and associated factors during a period of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distance in a sample of the inhabitants of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. This cross-sectional study had a descriptive character with a quantitative approach. We used a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Self Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) to assess the suspicion of Common Mental Disorders (CMD). The survey obtained 619 responses through an online questionnaire. The prevalence of CMD in the sample was 42.6% (CI95%: 38.7-46.5). We found associations between CMD and young participants, women, singles, college students, those participants who had a diagnosed mental disorder, who had their routine, studies and family income affected and were very dissatisfied with the information about COVID-19 released by the public health authorities and very concerned about the influence that COVID-19 will have on their studies. The COVID-19 pandemic promoted a relevant psychological impact in this sample of the population of Minas Gerais. |
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| Autores principais: | Mendes, Tâmaro Chagas |
| Outros Autores: | Lima, Camila de; Fernandes, Bruno Henrique Melo; Leite, Celina de Vasconcelos; Gonçalves, Daniel Santos; Silva, Júlia de Souza Brasil da; Neves, Ellen Cristina Rodrigues; Souto, Larissa Rangel; Elias, Laura Luísa de Oliveira; Medeiros, Margarida Maria Tavares Lacerda de; Ramos, Raíssa Lisboa |
| Assunto: | COVID-19 Pandemias Saúde mental. COVID-19 Pandemias Salud mental. COVID-19 Pandemics Mental health. |
| Ano: | 2021 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Oasisbr |
| Resumo: | The emergence of a pandemic can have important impacts on the mental health of the affected populations. The objective of this research was to identify the psychological impact and associated factors during a period of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distance in a sample of the inhabitants of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. This cross-sectional study had a descriptive character with a quantitative approach. We used a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Self Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) to assess the suspicion of Common Mental Disorders (CMD). The survey obtained 619 responses through an online questionnaire. The prevalence of CMD in the sample was 42.6% (CI95%: 38.7-46.5). We found associations between CMD and young participants, women, singles, college students, those participants who had a diagnosed mental disorder, who had their routine, studies and family income affected and were very dissatisfied with the information about COVID-19 released by the public health authorities and very concerned about the influence that COVID-19 will have on their studies. The COVID-19 pandemic promoted a relevant psychological impact in this sample of the population of Minas Gerais. |
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