Psychological symptoms of the outbreak of the COVID-19 confinement in Spain

We studied the short-term psychological effects of the COVID-19 crisis and the quarantine on 3550 adults from the Spanish population in a cross-sectional survey. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress were analyzed using the 21-item version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. Symptoms of po...

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Authors: Odriozola González, Paula|||0000-0001-8632-3174; Planchuelo-Gómez, Álvaro; Irurtia, María Jesús; De Luis García, Rodrigo
Format: Article
Publication date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repository:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/28124
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/28124
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Anxiety
COVID-19
Depression
Post-traumatic
Psychological
Stress
Stress disorders
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Summary:We studied the short-term psychological effects of the COVID-19 crisis and the quarantine on 3550 adults from the Spanish population in a cross-sectional survey. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress were analyzed using the 21-item version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder were analyzed using the Impact of Event Scale. Symptomatic scores of anxiety, depression, and stress were observed in 20% to 30% of respondents. Symptomatic scores indicating psychological stress were found in 47.5% of respondents. Similar to the findings of other multiple studies, confinement has been found to have significant emotional impact in the Spanish population.