Abstract
(1) Background: The confinement of the population in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was related to an increased risk of suffering from anxiety and/or depression in previous studies with other populations. (2) Methods: descriptive study using surveys (Goldberg Anxiety and Depression Scale) with 808 participants over 18 years of age between 14 and 20 of May 2020 during the confinement due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Spain. (3) Results: 63% of the participants were at risk of suffering from anxiety and 64.9% were at risk of depression. Variables reaching statistical significance were: age (t anxiety = −0.139 and t depression = −0.153), gender (t anxiety = −4.152 and t depression = −4.178), marital status (anxiety F = 2.893 and depression F = 3.011), symptoms compatible with COVID-19 (t anxiety = −4.177 and t depression = −3.791), previous need for psychological help (t anxiety = −5.385 and t depression = −7.136) and need for such help at the time of the study (t anxiety = −9.144 and depression = −10.995). In addition, we generated two regression models that estimate the risk of anxiety and depression. (4) Conclusions: more than half of the participants were at risk of suffering from anxiety and/or depression, confirming the negative effect of confinement on the population.
Highlights
The pandemic produced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has generated a global emergency, which has led to a series of measures that have included the confinement of the population in Spain and other countries [1,2]
Among the variables that showed significant results in both anxiety and depression scores, we identified the marital status of the participants (ANOVA anxiety F = 2.893; p = 0.002 and ANOVA depression F = 3.011; p = 0.002), having had symptoms compatible with COVID-19 (t anxiety = −4.177; p = 0.000 and t depression = −3.791; p = 0.000) and cohabitation (ANOVA anxiety F = 13.636; p = 0.000 and ANOVA depression F = 10.007; p = 0.000)
This study aimed to assess the risk of anxiety and/or depression during confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Spanish population
Summary
The pandemic produced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has generated a global emergency, which has led to a series of measures that have included the confinement of the population in Spain and other countries [1,2].On 31 December 2019, the WHO received a statement from the Chinese authorities of several cases of atypical pneumonia in the city of Wuhan [2,3]. Spain being one of the most affected countries [5] For this reason, the Spanish Government published a Royal Decree 463/2020 [6] on March 14 in the Official State Gazette, declaring a state of alarm for the management of the health crisis caused by COVID-19. The decree obliged the population to confine themselves to their homes from 15 March to 3 May 2020 [7]. This restriction of freedom of movement with the aim of controlling viral transmission was maintained at the time of the study, despite the relaxation
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