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COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and Health-Related Factors Associated with Psychological Discomfort

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dc.contributor.authorPais-Ribeiro, José
dc.contributor.authorFerreira-Valente, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorJarego, Margarida
dc.contributor.authorSánchez-Rodríguez, Elisabet
dc.contributor.authorMiró, Jordi
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-12T14:57:26Z
dc.date.available2022-04-12T14:57:26Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic is a stressful long-lasting event with an increasingly negative impact upon individuals. This study aimed at assessing the magnitude of depression, anxiety, and stress among adults living in Portugal during the first mandatory lockdown of 2020, and the psychosocial and health-related factors associated with these symptoms. A sample of 484 adults (73% women) with an average age of 40 years old (Standard Deviation, SD = 14.03) responded to an online survey. The survey included measures of depression, anxiety, stress, social support, COVID-19 interference in daily life, attitudes towards COVID-19, and health perception. The impact of the lockdown on psychological well-being was large, with up to 36% of the participants showing signs of at least mild psychological discomfort (i.e., depression, anxiety, and stress). Social support, COVID-19 interference on daily life, health perception, and age, explained all the dependent variables. Education level, income, attitudes towards COVID-19, and gender explained some of the dependent variables. These results suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has a serious impact on the psychological health of Portuguese adults. The role of the procedures to control the pandemic on the mental health of Portuguese adults should not be underestimated.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCTpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19063494pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn16604601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8636
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relationMediation and moderation effects of culture, religion, beliefs and coping in the adjustment to chronic pain.
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectPsychological discomfortpt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19 interferencept_PT
dc.subjectSociodemographic predictorspt_PT
dc.subjectPsychosocial predictorspt_PT
dc.titleCOVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and Health-Related Factors Associated with Psychological Discomfortpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.awardTitleMediation and moderation effects of culture, religion, beliefs and coping in the adjustment to chronic pain.
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/OE/SFRH%2FBPD%2F121452%2F2016/PT
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceSwitzerlandpt_PT
oaire.citation.issue6pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage3494pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume19pt_PT
oaire.fundingStreamOE
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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