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The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain: A Longitudinal Study / Impacto Psicológico de la Pandemia de la COVID-19 en España: un Estudio Longitudinal
Ausín, Berta; González-Sanguino, Clara; Castellanos, Miguel Ángel; Sáiz, Jesús; Zamorano, Sara; Vaquero, Carlos; Muñoz, Manuel.
Affiliation
  • Ausín, Berta; Complutense University of Madrid. España
  • González-Sanguino, Clara; Complutense University of Madrid. España
  • Castellanos, Miguel Ángel; Complutense University of Madrid. España
  • Sáiz, Jesús; Complutense University of Madrid. España
  • Zamorano, Sara; Complutense University of Madrid. España
  • Vaquero, Carlos; Complutense University of Madrid. España
  • Muñoz, Manuel; Complutense University of Madrid. España
Psicothema (Oviedo) ; 34(1): 66-73, Ene 2022. tab, graf
Article in English | IBECS | ID: ibc-204023
Responsible library: ES1.1
Localization: ES15.1 - BNCS
ABSTRACT

Background:

This study aims to longitudinally assess the psychologicalimpact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the general Spanish population.It uses four assessment points two weeks after the start of confinement,one month after, two months after, and one year after the first evaluation.

Methods:

Evaluations were conducted through an online survey, with asample of 3,480 people at the first data collection and 1,041, 569, and 550people at successive evaluation points. Depressive symptoms (PHQ-2),anxiety (GAD-2), post-traumatic stress (PCL-C-2), social support (EMAS),loneliness (UCLA-3), and discrimination (InDI-d) were evaluated.

Results:

Significant changes were found in the variables depression and anxiety witha greater presence of this kind of symptomatology after one year (p < .01).There were also significant changes in the variable social support, whichshowed a substantial reduction after one year (p < .001). Similarly, therewere significant variations in the variable intersectional discrimination (p <.001), with greater levels of discrimination. The temporal models show nosignificant differences in terms of post-traumatic symptomatology (p = .12)or loneliness (p = .19).

Conclusions:

The pandemic had a negative impacton mental health and these effects were further exacerbated one year later.
RESUMEN
Antecedentes el objetivo es evaluar el impactopsicológico de la pandemia generada por la COVID-19 en la poblacióngeneral española longitudinalmente en cuatro momentos tras dos semanasdel inicio del confinamiento, al mes, a los dos meses y al año.

Método:

lasevaluaciones se realizaron mediante una encuesta online, se siguió a unamuestra de 3.480 personas en la primera recogida de datos y de 1.041, 569y 550 personas en los sucesivos momentos de evaluación. Se evaluó lapresencia de síntomas depresivos (PHQ-2), de ansiedad (GAD-2), de estréspostraumático (PCL-C-2), el apoyo social (EMAS), la soledad (UCLA-3)y la discriminación (InDI-D).

Resultados:

se han producido cambios significativos en las variables de depresión y ansiedad con una presenciamayor de dicha sintomatología al año (p < .01), así como en la variable deapoyo social, que muestra una reducción significativa un año después (p <.001), y en la discriminación interseccional, con una mayor discriminación (p < .001). Los modelos temporales no muestran diferencias significativasen cuanto a sintomatología postraumática (p = .12) ni soledad (p = .19).

Conclusiones:

la pandemia ha tenido un impacto negativo en la saludmental y estos efectos son todavía peores un año después.
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Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Anxiety / Spain / Quarantine / Mental Health / Depression / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus / Mental Disorders Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Psicothema (Oviedo) Year: 2022 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Complutense University of Madrid/España

Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Anxiety / Spain / Quarantine / Mental Health / Depression / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus / Mental Disorders Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Psicothema (Oviedo) Year: 2022 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Complutense University of Madrid/España
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