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T1 Longitudinal evaluation of the psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis in Spain
A1 Planchuelo Gómez, Álvaro
A1 Odriozola González, Paula
A1 Irurtia Muñiz, María Jesús
A1 Luis García, Rodrigo de
K1 COVID-19
K1 Anxiety
K1 Depression
K1 Stress, Psychological
K1 Stress disorders
K1 Post-traumatic
K1 Longitudinal study
AB Background: Strict confinement and social distancing measures have been imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in many countries. The aim was to assess the temporal evolution of the psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown from two surveys, separated by one month, performed in Spain.Methods: Symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, and the psychological impact of the situation were longitudinally analyzed using the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Impact of Event Scale (IES) respectively.Results: There was a total of 4,724 responses from both surveys. Symptomatic scores of anxiety, depression and stress were exhibited by 37.22%, 46.42% and 49.66% of the second survey respondents, showing a significant increase compared to the first survey (32.45%, 44.11% and 37.01%, respectively). There was no significant longitudinal change of the IES scores, with 48.30% of the second survey participants showing moderate to severe impact of the confinement. Constant news consumption about COVID-19 was found to be positively associated with symptomatic scores in the different scales, and daily physical activity to be negatively associated with DASS-21 scores.Conclusions: Results indicated a temporal increase of anxiety, depression and stress scores during the COVID-19 lockdown. Factors such as age, consumption of information about COVID-19 and physical activity seem to have an important impact on the evolution of psychological symptoms.
PB Elsevier
SN 0165-0327
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/70545
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/70545
LA eng
NO Journal of Affective Disorders, 2020, vol. 277, p. 842-849
DS UVaDOC
RD 19-nov-2024