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Gaceta médica de México
versão On-line ISSN 2696-1288versão impressa ISSN 0016-3813
Resumo
RODRIGUEZ-HERNANDEZ, Cristina; MEDRANO-ESPINOSA, Omar e HERNANDEZ-SANCHEZ, Ariadne. Mental health of the Mexican population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gac. Méd. Méx [online]. 2021, vol.157, n.3, pp.228-233. Epub 13-Set-2021. ISSN 2696-1288. https://doi.org/10.24875/gmm.20000612.
Introduction:
The COVID-19 pandemic has also affected mental health.
Objective:
To evaluate Mexican population mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic by measuring symptoms of stress, depression, anxiety and insomnia, as well as resilience.
Methods:
Cross-sectional, descriptive, observational study. A survey was carried out to collect sociodemographic data, and the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS 21), Athens Insomnia Scale and the 14-item Resilience Scale (RS-14) were applied. Central tendency and dispersion measures were obtained for quantitative variables and frequencies for qualitative variables. The chi-square test was used for bivariate analysis; alpha level was 0.05.
Results:
1,667 individuals with a mean age of 33.78 ± 10.79 years were analyzed. On DASS 21, a mean of 9.7 points (normal) was found, as well as 7.10 for anxiety (normal) and 6.73 for depression (normal). In the Athens Insomnia Scale, a mean of 9.33 points (moderate alteration), and in the RS-14 scale, 69.13 points (high resilience) were obtained.
Conclusions:
Symptoms' intensity was lower than expected in comparison with that recorded in other populations, probably due to the high levels of resilience of the Mexican population.
Palavras-chave : COVID-19; Stress; Depression; Anxiety; Insomnia; Resilience.