Mental health intervention program during the COVID-19 for mexican adults

Introduction: The current pandemic caused by COVID-19 is a public health emergency with serious economic, educational, and social consequences. Its consequences are not only manifested in physical aspects, it is increasingly evident that this crisis is producing alterations in the mental health of the population, which is why it is of utmost importance to analyze the repercussions that COVID-19 could cause on mental health and the measures for its prevention and control, as well as the strategies to favor it. Objective: To evaluate an intervention program in times of COVID-19 and the positive impact on mental health through strategies, to reduce sequelae caused by the pandemic. Methods: The study participants were 34 people from the city of Léon, Guanajuato, the Kessler Scale (K-10) α = 0.901 was applied, with an experimental design, with an explanatory scope, and the Students T-test for related samples was used. Results: There is a significant difference in the results obtained before and after the application of the intervention carried out (p=0.0001), the COVID-19 begins to be identified as a problem of major difficulty when observing the havoc caused, as the new normality is installed, and people begin to identify the prevalence of anxiety, fear, insecurity, own before the unknown, therefore, it is necessary to take measures aimed at favoring mental health. Conclusions: It is recommended the creation and dissemination of intervention strategies to reduce psychological distress in people impacted by COVID-19, as well as the prevention and diagnosis of mental disorders. Brief psychotherapy is a tool currently in vogue because it focuses on solving and providing solutions to complex problems through simple, planned, and intentional tools. © 2022 Academia Nacional de Medicina. All rights reserved.

Online self-help programs to reduce psychological distress in mexican college students

Introduction: University students are a key group in society, in terms of human capital and social development. They constitute a risk group in the development of anxiety due to their psychological, social,andacademicdemands,thereforeitisnecessary to propose intervention alternatives in this population. Objective: To test the effectiveness of online self-help programs on psychological discomfort in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a secondary objective;to associate difficulties and physical situation with emotional problems. Methods: Undergraduate and postgraduate students participated in a 6-month prospective, two-measure longitudinal cohort study from a private university. In Wave I, the participants was n = 641 (evaluated on May 2020) and in Wave II n = 304 (evaluated on November 2020). A school survey composed of 5 subscales with α = 0.91 was used. Results: Begin a woman, older age and postgraduate students had a greater risk of persistence of psychological distress in comparison with all of their peers (RRs ranging from 1.89 to 2.19). In contrast, those students who received self-help strategy and/ or healthcare professional showed a lower risk for persistence of psychological distress (RR 0.31-0.87). Conclusions: The interventions online and the implementation of a protocol that includes the work of a health professional seem to improve psychological well-being and decrease depression and anxiety problems in university students. Also, avenues will be opened for new research on the effectiveness of these interventions focused on the prevention and promotion of mental health. © Universidad De La Salle Bajío (México).