| Journal: | Revista de saude publica |
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| System number: | 000535767 |
| ISSN: | 0034-8910 |
| Authors: | Souza, Alex Sandro Rolland1 Souza, Gustavo Fonseca Albuquerque3 Souza, Gabriela Albuquerque3 Cordeiro, Ana Lorena Nascimento4 Praciano, Gabriella Almeida Figueredo3 Alves, Adricia Cristine de Souza4 Santos, Alan Chaves dos1 Silva Junior, José Roberto1 Souza, Manuela Barbosa Rodrigues3 |
| Institutions: | 1Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira, Centro de Atenção à Mulher, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil 2Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento Materno Infantil, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil 3Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil 4Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Volumen: | 55 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| English abstract | OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of clinical signs and symptoms of severe/extreme stress, anxiety, and depression, as well as their associated factors, among Brazilians during social distancing. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study conducted in April/May 2020 with 3,200 Brazilians over 18 years old. Respondents’ sociodemographic and clinical data were collected using an online questionnaire, which also included the 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) to assess emotional symptoms. Unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios and their respective 95% confidence intervals were estimated using Poisson regression models with robust variance. RESULTS Our results show the prevalence of severe/extreme stress was 21.5%, anxiety 19.4%, and depression 21.5%. In the final model, sociodemographic, clinical, and Covid-19-related factors were associated with severe/extreme stress, anxiety, and depression in Brazilians during social distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We found the main factors associated with severe/extreme depression to be young women, brown, single, not religious, sedentary, presenting reduced leisure activities, history of anxiety and depression, increased medication use, and Covid-19 symptoms. CONCLUSION This study may help develop and systematically plan measures aimed to prevent, early identify, and properly manage clinical signs and symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression during the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| Keyword: | Mental Disorders, epidemiology, Stress, Psychological, Social Isolation, Coronavirus Infections, Health Surveys |
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