Psychological Impact of the Pandemic on Ambulatory Cardiometabolic Patients Without Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. The CorCOVID Latam Psy Study.
Curr Probl Cardiol
; 46(4): 100737, 2021 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-898666
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The COVID-19 pandemic's mental health consequences remain unknown.AIM:
To assess the mental health status of ambulatory cardiometabolic patients during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Spanish speaking Latin American countries.METHODS:
Cardiometabolic patients without COVID-19 evidence in 13 Latin American countries answered a survey between June 15th and July 15th, 2020. The Diagnosis Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition was used to identify the presence of major depressive symptoms.RESULTS:
The sample included 4216 patients, 1590 (37.71%; IC95% 36.24-39.19) were considered suffering major depression. Female gender, consuming ≥5 medications day, physical activity <100 minutes weekly, low fruits and vegetables intake, poor treatment adherence, reduced food consumption were independently associated to the presence of major depressive symptoms.CONCLUSIONS:
The CorCOVID Latam Psy study showed that one-third of the Latin American Spanish speaking population is suffering from major depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Metabolic Syndrome
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Depression
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Depressive Disorder, Major
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Diabetes Mellitus
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Curr Probl Cardiol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.cpcardiol.2020.100737
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