Post-Pandemic Mental Health: Psychological Distress and Burnout Syndrome in Regular Basic Education Teachers

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of regular basic education teachers. Despite the fact that in recent months the number of infections has decreased significantly, the return to face-to-face classes is of great concern to teachers due to the adverse educational context they must face. In this sense, the objective of this study was to determine whether or not psychological distress is significantly related to burnout syndrome in regular basic education teachers upon their return to face-to-face classes. This research employed a quantitative approach, the design was non-experimental, and the type of study was descriptive–correlational and cross-sectional. In total, 184 teachers participated and responded using the Psychological Distress Scale and the Maslach Burnout Inventory, which are instruments with adequate psychometric properties. The results indicated that 40.7% of the teachers had a moderate level of psychological distress, and 45.1% also had a moderate level of burnout syndrome. Likewise, it was found that the Pearson's r correlation coefficient between the variables psychological distress and burnout syndrome was 0.752, and the p-value was below the level of significance (p < 0.05). It was concluded that there is a direct and significant relationship between psychological distress and burnout syndrome in regular basic education teachers upon their return to face-to-face classes. For this reason, it is suggested that the Ministry of Education should design policies that allow a reassessment of the work that teachers have been carrying out and that promote the implementation of preventive and corrective programs to improve their mental health. © 2023 by the authors.

First wave of COVID-19 impact on emergency general surgery in a Spanish tertiary hospital. A cohort study.

INTRODUCTION: The need to care for patients with emergency symptoms still continues during the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of emergency surgery procedures performed in Spanish hospitals decreased significantly during the first wave of COVID-19. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study comparing the emergency surgery activity in a Spanish tertiary Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic and emergency surgery activity registered in 2019 during the equivalent time period. RESULTS: A total of 1802 patients were included in control group (CG) versus 756 in pandemic group (PG). Mean number of patients who underwent emergency surgery during the control and pandemic periods was 3.42 patients per day, in contrast to 1.62 during the pandemic period, which represents a 52.6% decrease in emergency surgery activity. During the pandemic period, most of the patients consulted after more than 72 h of symptoms, representing a delay in presenting in the ER of 23.7% when compared to CG. Surgeries due to complications from previous elective procedures decreased (12% vs. 6.1%) in PG, probably because elective procedures are being postponed. We had a 13.1% COVID-19 positivity rate. Morbidity was higher during pandemic (52.5% vs. 35.2%). Mortality rates in patients undergoing emergency surgery was higher in PG (12.1% vs. 4.8%). CONCLUSIONS: The impact of the first wave of COVID-19 in emergency surgery activity has been profound. A significant reduction in emergency surgery was observed, along with longer time periods between patients' onset of symptoms and their arrival at the Emergency Department. Higher morbidity was also observed during the pandemic period.

Critical illness in patients with omicron variant COVID-19: different but crucial

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, various virus variants evolved worldwide. COVID-19 omicron (CO) was associated with a decrease in length of hospital stay, ICU admission and death [1] as compared to COVID-19 delta (CD). To estimate impact of CO on ICUs worldwide, we investigated characteristics, disease course and outcome of critically ill CO patients. Method(s): Of 8562 critically ill COVID-19 patients included in the prospective international multicenter RISC-19-ICU registry [2,3], characteristics and outcome were compared for 1890 CD and 272 CO patients admitted to ICU between 1-2021 and 9-2022. Mixed model analysis corrected for individual center effects and adjusted for age, sex, vaccination status, use of steroids and anticoagulants was used. Result(s): There was no difference in age, sex and BMI between groups. CO patients had more comorbidities [mean difference (MD) 0.7, 95% CI (0.5-1.0), p = 0.02], especially arterial hypertension, and higher SAPS II score [MD 0.0 (0-0.1), p < 0.001], SOFA score [MD 0.1 (0.1-0.3), p < 0.0001]. CO patients presented with higher cardiovascular system SOFA subscore, but better PF-ratio at ICU admission and smaller risk for intubation and mechanical ventilation throughout their ICU stay [OR 0.5 (0.3-0.8)]. There was no difference in ECMO treatments, ICU length of stay [MD 0.6 (0-11.4), p = 0.72] or ICU survival [HR 1 (0.7-1.5), p = 0.88] between the two groups. Conclusion(s): We show that critically ill CO patients present with more comorbidities, less severe respiratory disease but more severe hemodynamic instability at ICU admission as compared to CD patients, although the ICU length of stay and mortality was similar. These differences could be explained by differences in disease characteristics caused by CO, or by the increasing prevalence of CO as co-factor to preexisting disease. Continued monitoring of critically ill CO patients in ICUs worldwide is warranted.

A Review of the Progress and Potential of Energy Generation from Renewable Sources in Latin America

Sustainable energy economics in Latin America has become relevant due to the region's dependence on the oil market and the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic review of the ten major economies in the region based on gross domestic product is conducted. We primarily analyze production performance of hydro, wind, and solar energies, in terms of total gigawatt hours produced, current participation levels in energy matrices, and total installed capacity. Current and future trends and legal frameworks for each technology and country are discussed. Our analyses indicate that Latin America and the Caribbean can potentially increase the usage of renewable energy sources given a plethora of natural resources, favorable geographical and climatic conditions, and existing large-scale hydro installations to counteract the inconsistency of wind and solar projects. Therefore, governments in the region must overhaul sustainable policies to increase awareness and reduce energy dependence on foreign powers. © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Latin American Studies Association.

Sociodemographic Factors and Mental Health in Nursing Students in Times of COVID-19

Introduction: Mental health has been affected during the pandemic by COVID-19, also in nursing students a negative effect on their levels of depression and anxiety has been observed. Objective: To describe the relationship between sociodemographic factors and mental health of nursing students in times of COVID-19. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, whose population was 577 nursing students of a private university in Trujillo, Peru, enrolled in the semester 2021-01. A sample of 328 students was taken by non-probabilistic convenience sampling. Data were collected using the questionnaires to evaluate anxiety symptoms (GAD-7) and depression (PHQ-9), these instruments were sent through a Google form. Data were processed and described in absolute frequencies and percentages;Pearson's Chi-square test was used for inferential analysis. Results: The sociodemographic factors show that 31.10% belonged to the first cycle, 95.70% were female, 31.40% were aged up to 18 years, 92.10% were single, 68.90% professed the Catholic religion and 85.40% indicated residing in the department of La Libertad. It was also found that 45.40% of the students had mild anxiety and 19.80% severe anxiety;in addition, 39.60% did not present depressive symptoms, 18.90% presented mild major depression and 2.10% severe major depression;only a significant statistical relationship was found between the gender factor and depressive symptoms (p < 0.05). Conclusions: No relationship was found between sociodemographic factors and anxiety symptoms. © 2022, Editorial Ciencias Medicas. All rights reserved.

Correlacao Entre Os Grupos Sanguineos E as Alteracoes Imuno-Hematologicas Na Covid-19

Objetivo: Identificar padroes entre os grupos sanguineos e as alteracoes imuno-hematologicas em pacientes com COVID-19 atendidos no Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (HCFMB), no periodo marco de 2020 a outubro de 2021. Material e metodos: Avaliou-se 186 pacientes internados com o teste RTq-PCR positivo para COVID-19 e esses foras separados em dois grupos: 105 pacientes nao transfundidos e 81 pacientes transfundidos. Selecionou-se os resultados dos exames de tipagem ABO e RhD, pesquisa de anticorpos irregulares (PAI), marcadores de hemolise (hematocrito, hemoglobina e bilirrubina), desidrogenase lactica (DHL) e hemocomponentes transfundidos. Resultados: No que tange a tipagem sanguinea ABO e RhD, em pacientes nao transfundidos, foi observado que 39 eram do tipo A (37%), 19 do tipo B (18%), 4 do tipo AB (4%) e 43 do tipo O (41%). Desses, 93 pacientes eram RhD positivos (89%) e 12 eram RhD negativos (11%). Ja para os pacientes transfundidos, 35 pacientes eram do tipo A (43%), 13 do tipo B (16%), 4 do tipo AB (5%) e 29 do tipo O (36%). Em relacao ao fator RhD, 69 pacientes eram positivos (85%) e 12 negativos (15%). Os resultados obtidos foram comparados com a frequencia da tipagem sanguinea presente na populacao brasileira, sendo observado que houve menos pacientes do tipo O infectados pelo novo Coronavirus (p = 0,0071), como tambem para transfusoes sanguineas realizadas (p = 0,0235). Os pacientes transfundidos apresentaram maior frequencia estatisticamente significativa (p < 0,0001) de anticorpos irregulares quando comparados com os pacientes nao transfundidos, com destaque para presenca de crioaglutinina. Observou-se diferenca estatistica significativa de alteracoes dos valores dos marcadores de hemolise nos pacientes transfundidos, em que as medias dos valores encontrados foram de 28,93% para hematocrito, 9,41g/dL para hemoglobina e 1,4mg/dL para bilirrubina, indicando a existencia de anemia e destruicao celular. Discussao: Em relacao a tipagem sanguinea ABO, observou-se que houve mais pacientes do tipo A transfundidos quando comparados com as outras tipagens, enquanto mais pacientes com tipagem O nao necessitaram de transfusoes sanguineas. Para ambos houve o predominio do fator Rh positivo. Segundo a literatura, o grupo sanguineo A foi associado a um risco aumentado de infeccao em relacao ao grupo O, devido a presenca de anticorpos naturais anti-A, os quais sao capazes de inibir de forma especifica a proteina Spike do virus de se ligar efetivamente aos receptores da ECA2. Na identificacao de anticorpos irregulares, as crioaglutininas estiveram presentes na maioria dos pacientes com PAI positivo e sua presenca prejudicou as analises laboratoriais, atrasando a liberacao dos resultados dos testes imuno-hematologicos. Conclusao: Portanto, identificou-se correlacao entre os resultados alterados dos marcadores de hemolise com o desenvolvimento da forma mais grave da COVID-19 e a necessidade de transfusao de hemocomponentes, sendo o concentrado de hemacias (CH) o mais utilizado para tratar a anemia estabelecida nesses pacientes. Copyright © 2022

Analise Retrospectiva Dos Fatores Associados as Reacoes Transfusionais Imediatas Ocorridas No Hospital Das Clinicas Hcfmb Nos Anos De 2020 E 2021 Na Pandemia De Covid-19

Objetivo: O presente trabalho busca realizar uma analise retrospectiva dos fatores associados as reacoes transfusionais imediatas (RTIs) ocorridas no Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu nos anos de 2020 e 2021 durante a pandemia de COVID-19. Materiais e Metodos: Os dados pertinentes foram coletados atraves dos formularios de notificacao a ANVISA das reacoes transfusionais ocorridas nos anos de 2020 e 2021 (periodo de pandemia de COVID-19) juntamente com dados dos pacientes disponiveis no sistema informatizado do hospital HCFMB (idade, gravidade da reacao, sexo, ano de ocorrencia, tipo de reacao, tipo de hemocomponente, quantidade, transfusao realizada no passado, COVID-19 nos ultimos 3 meses da reacao e diagnostico clinico de admissao). Resultados: No ano de 2020 foram transfundidos 12.394 hemocomponentes e foram notificadas 48 RTIs, acarretando em uma incidencia de 0,39%. Em 2021 foram transfundidos 11.658 hemocomponentes e foram notificados 36 RTIs, incidencia de 0,31%. Atraves da analise dos dados obtidos, foi possivel observar que a RT febril nao hemolitica foi a mais recorrente 47 (56%), seguida da RT alergica 28 (33%) e da RT por sobrecarga volemica 9 (11%). A maioria das RTIs foram classificadas como leves 75 (89%) e ocorreram principalmente em adultos de 30 a 59 anos 35 (41%). Observou-se associacao estatisticamente significativa entre a gravidade e o tipo de RTI (p <= 0,05), gravidade com a faixa etaria (p = 0.02) e correlacao entre o tipo do hemocomponente recebido e o tipo de RTI (p = 0.004). Discussao: Em concordancia com os dados disponiveis na literatura, foi observado a maior ocorrencia da RTI febril nao hemolitica, o que pode ser justificado principalmente pela presenca de leucocitos e citocinas pro-inflamatorias nos hemocomponentes que nao passaram pelo processo de filtracao. Ademais, verificou-se a associacao entre a gravidade e o tipo de reacao, uma vez que, algumas RTI possuem maior gravidade que outras. A correlacao entre a gravidade da RTI e a faixa etaria do paciente tambem foi observada no estudo, mostrando que pacientes idosos (60 anos ou mais) possuem reacoes moderadas e graves com maior frequencia do que as demais faixas etarias, o pode estar relacionado com a maior suscetibilidade atrelada ao processo de senescencia biologica. A correlacao entre o tipo de hemocomponente recebido e o tipo da RTI tambem se sustenta, ao passo que algumas RTIs ocorrem com maior frequencia quando o paciente recebe um determinado hemocomponente, como por exemplo a maior ocorrencia de RTI alergica associada com a transfusao de concentrado de plaquetas. Conclusao: Com base no estudo realizado foi possivel identificar uma incidencia media de RTIs de 0,35% para os anos de 2020 e de 2021. A RTI mais recorrente foi a febril nao hemolitica que corrobora com dados previos da literatura, pois tambem podem estar associados a fatores intrinsecos do receptor. A maioria das RTIs foram leves e acometeram principalmente adultos. Observou-se associacoes entre gravidade e tipo da reacao, gravidade e a faixa etaria e entre o tipo do hemocomponente recebido e o tipo da RTI. Copyright © 2022

Associations between Adolescents' Sleep Problems and QOL in the context of Disaster Recovery

Aims: QOL has become an important outcome variable for research studies, including children and adolescents. Examining the relationships between QOL and its predictors are a critical way to understand and improve QOL. Good sleep hygiene is essential to maintain optimal physical and psychological development and functioning. Behavioral sleep problems have been linked with poor academic performance and decreased QOL. This study provides the opportunity to examine HRQOL longitudinally in a sample of adolescents receiving mental health services and impacted by multiple disasters (hurricanes, earthquakes, and COVID-19). We examine these associations and post-pandemic impact. Method(s): Adolescents (12-18 years) were evaluated with the AQOL-MHS. It evaluates QOL in three domains (Emotional Regulation (ER), Self-Concept (SC), and Social Context (SoC). 228 caretaker-child dyads participated in a total of 4 assessments that span over a 2-year period. Sleep problems (SP) were assessed by the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire. Data across time was included in the analysis to examine linear time trends. Three models were examined;A includes main effects of time, sleep problems and interaction, B controls for sex, age, and includes internalizing disorders and ADHD, C removes ADHD. Result(s): Half of our sample reported having a sleep problem and 49.3% were scored as having a psychiatric disorder, 29.1% had both. No differences were observed by sex or age. Having a sleep problem was significantly associated with having a mental diagnosis (p <= 0.01), PTSD (p <= 0.01) and worse overall QOL (p <= 0.006). SP by time interaction models were not significant. In bivariate analyses, ADHD was associated with sleep problems (p <= 0.04) but not in multivariate analyses. Having an internalizing disorder was a strong predictor of QOL, overall and for all sub-scales (p <= 0.001). Conclusion(s): The current study highlights the associations between sleep problems and QOL. Sleep problems were mostly associated with the Self-Concept domain. Those with sleep problems at baseline showed no improvement in QOL across time. Post-pandemic use of electronic devices has increased, and their use has shown adverse sleep outcomes. Parents should be aware of these associations and their implications. Clinicians should address sleep problems to achieve holistic improvement in adolescents' psychiatric symptoms and QOL.

Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia in Chest X-ray Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks

In 2019, COVID-19 disease emerged in Wuhan, China, leading to a pandemic that saturated health systems, raising the need to develop effective diagnostic methods. This work presents an approach based on artificial intelligence applied to X-ray images obtained from Mexican patients, provided by Hospital General de Zona No. 24. A dataset of 612 images with 2 classes: COVID and HEALTHY, were labelled by a radiologist and also verified with positive RT-PCR test. The first class contains X-ray images of patients with pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 and the second contains patients without diseases affecting the lung parenchyma. The proposed work aims to classify COVID-19 pneumonia using convolutional neural networks to provide the physician with a suggestive diagnosis. Images were automatically trimmed and then transfer learning was applied to VGG-16 and ResNet-50 models, which were trained and tested using the generated dataset, both achieving an accuracy, recall, specificity and F1-score of over 98%. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Risk Factors for AKI in Patients With COVID-19 in Two University Hospital of Colombia

Background: Patients with COVID-19 have a high incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI), which is associated with mortality. The objetive of our study is to know the factors associated with AKI, to manage the level of care and health resources according to risk. Method(s): We design an observational retrospective cohort study in 2 hospitals in Bogota, Colombia. Adults hospitalized for > 48 hours between March 2020 and March 2021, with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. The main outcome was incidence of AKI during the first 28 days from admission. A descriptive analysis of the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study population was performed. Univariate and bivariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression model was conducted for the outcome AKI. Result(s): We included 1584 patients, 60.4% male, 46.8% older than 65 years. The incidence of AKI was 46.5%, stage 1 in 60.7%, Stage 2 in 15.7%, and stage 3 in 23.6%. Renal replacement therapy was performed in 11.1% of patients with AKI. Table 1 summarizes cohort characteristics and the bivariate analysis. In the multivariate analysis, sex, age, hypertension, CKD, treatment with oral antidiabetics, diuretics, statins, qSOFA, platelet count, CRP, D-dimer, treatment with vancomycin, piperacillin tazobactam, requirement of vasopressor support were realated with AKI. The interactions antihypertensive /diuretics, PAFI /Requirement of invasive mechanical ventilation, Hypertension /antihypertensives, were associated with AKI (P value <0.5). Hospital crude mortality for AKI was 45.5% versus 11.7% without AKI (p<0.0001) Conclusion(s): AKI is frequent in patients hospitalized with COVID 19, conventional risk factors are the rule, we denote other known markers of severity for COVID-19 in association with AKI. These results allowed us to manage the hospital resource.

Modeling systems with machine learning based differential equations

The prediction of behavior in dynamical systems, is frequently associated to the design of models. When a time series obtained from observing the system is available, the task can be performed by designing the model from these observations without additional assumptions or by assuming a preconceived structure in the model, with the help of additional information about the system. In the second case, it is a question of adequately combining theory with observations and subsequently optimizing the mixture. In this work, we proposes the design of time-continuous models of dynamical systems as solutions of differential equations, from non-uniformly sampled or noisy observations, using machine learning techniques. The proposed approach, for design of these models, is simple to interpret and implement computationally and its performance is shown with both, several simulated data sets and experimental data from Hare–Lynx population and Coronavirus 2019 outbreak. The results suggest its usefulness in the case of synthetic or real data, uniformly or non-uniformly sampled.

Utilizing Online Innovative Technology for Student Success in Higher Education Learning Environments

The sudden shift from face-to-face lectures to online learning occurred on a global scale at the onset of COVID-19 in early March 2020. The transition raised questions about faculty and students' abilities to use existing technology at national levels. COVID-19 has forced university staff to come up with out-ofthe-box solutions because of the sudden shift. Such dramatic changes were not easily met because most teaching professionals only had experience with face-to-face lectures, assignments, and projects. This chapter explores utilizing online innovative technology for student success in higher education learning environments.

Activities between grandfathers and grandchildren before and during Covid-19. Analysis of the level of satisfaction and perception of the intergenerational role

Due to the important family role that grandmothers play in raising their grandchildren, this work studies the lesser-known role of grandfathers. For this, a group of 110 male participants (mean 73.6 years) was interviewed, for analysis of: a) their level of satisfaction in five types of active roles with their grandchildren, alone, and with their spouses, before and during the Covid-19 lockdown;and b) their general perception of the role of being a grandparent. The data obtained were analyzed with descriptive and non-parametric inferential methods (Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, chi square, and correlations). Data showed that participants, who were mostly married and retired, showed three satisfaction levels with their grandchildren: high for family celebrations, average for activities involving play and sociocultural transmission, and low for housework and academic/intellectual activities. Participants' age, marital status, health status, and education, as well as the age and number of grandchildren, were associated with these satisfaction levels. Most participants favored the formal grandparenting role, and marital status, health status, education, and grandchildren's age and sex were associated with their views of grandparenting roles. Physical contact during the Covid-19 lockdown dropped by 72.7%. We concluded that activities shared between grandfathers and grandchildren and views on the grand-parenting role are influenced by the sociodemographic variables of both. More research is needed to expand this knowledge.

Implementation of a Surface Guide Radiotherapy (SGRT) system a Spain Multicenter Experience

Purpose or Objective The surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT) VisionRT® system uses a combination of real-time optical and laserbased imaging to accurately position patients receiving radiotherapy. The aim of this study is to analyse the implementation efficiency of SGRT in four Genesis Care radiotherapy centers in Spain and to collect the RTT impressions regarding this system. Materials and Methods The system was implemented at GenesisCare facilities in Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, and Málaga starting on August 15, 2020. Prior to this implementation, the centers were trained in a training program consisting of: A) An online course;B) A didactic weekend course;and C) Go live supervision during the first treatments for three days. The course was delivered by an expert VisionRT® trainer and a qualified radiotherapy technician. After two months of implementation, we collected the diagnostic and staging information of patients treated with the VisionRT system between the go live and October 16,2020. To evaluate the efficacy, we considered a goal of patients with SGRT in the practice: > 75% High, 75%- 50%: moderate, < 50%: low. Tattoo base method set up was allow for head and neck immobilization, skin cancer or clinician discretion. A questionnaire was carried out to the RTT working in these centers. The questionnaire contained a 1-5 satisfaction scale asking about the SGRT system: 1. very poor;2. poor;3. fair;4. good;or 5. very good regarding six points. These were safety (patient ID recognition), set up (precision increase, time reduction), management (no covid contact), confidence (technique), improvement (daily practice), and patient satisfaction (RTT point of view). Results 93.4 % of the patients in these four centers were positioned under SGRT conditions, and 6.6 % were positioned with a tattoo-based method. OF the total of 295 patients with SGRT, 212 of them were positioned without tattoos. The evaluated patients have breast cancer (43.0%), prostate cancer (18.6%), metastatic cancer (8.1 %) or lung cancer (5.4%). 21 RTT responded to the questionnaire. Results are as follows: 1. Safety: 61.9% very good and 38.1% good;2. Set-up: 61.9% very good, 28.6% good, and 9.5% moderate;3. Accuracy increase: 42.8% very good, 19% good, 28.6% fair, 4.8% poo,r and 4.8% very poor;4. Management (contactless COVID): 47.6% very good, 14.3% good, 23.8% fair, and 14.3% poor;5. Confidence (real time): 9.6% very good, 47.6% good, 33.2% fair, and 9.6% poor;5. Improvement: 52.4% very good, 23.8% good, 23.8% fair;6. Patient satisfaction with tattoo less from the technician point of view: 90.4% very good, 4.8% good, and 4.8% moderate. Conclusion The implementation of SGRT was carried out with high efficiency considering that 93,4% of care were delivered with this technique. RTT consider this technique very good for safety, accuracy, confidence, and improvement in the daily practice.

EFFICACY OF AN ONLINE BRIEF PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION DURING LOCKDOWN ON COVID-19

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the online psychological intervention offered to users by the Applied Psychology Service during the health alert period decreed by COVID-19. In addition, we quantified the satisfaction and effectiveness perceived by the user after the intervention. Sixty adults (70.4% female) with an average age of 41.49 years were included. The instruments used pre-and post-intervention were the abbreviated versions of the Symptom Checklist (SA-45), the Clinical Outcome Measure (CORE-OM), the Coping Inventory (COPE-28) and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISK). The Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) and the Perceived Intervention were completed after the end of the intervention. This intervention was designed with the objectives of decreasing initial symptomatology through psychoeducation and brief regulation exercises to enhance positive coping strategies and resilience. The results showed a significant decrease (p <.05) in the initial symptomatology on all the dimensions analyzed and a significant improvement on the coping strategies and resilience. A high overall score was observed in the users' satisfaction and perceived efficacy. In conclusion, our results point to a high efficacy of an online brief psychological intervention in a lockdown context.