RT Journal Article
T1 Related Health Factors of Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
A1 Andrés Villas, Montserrat
A1 Domínguez Salas, Sara
A1 Díaz Milanés, Diego
A1 Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
AB Measures to prevent and contain the COVID-19 health crisis include population confinement,with the consequent isolation and interruption of their usual activities. The aim of the study is to analysepsychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this, a cross-sectional observational study witha sample of 4180 people over the age of 18 during quarantine was developed. Variables considered weresociodemographic variables, physical symptoms, health conditions, COVID-19 contact history andpsychological adjustment. The data were collected through a self-developed questionnaire and the GeneralHealth Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Bivariate analyses were performed, including Chi-Squared test andStudent’s T-test. Predictive ability was calculated through logistic regression. Results obtained showed ahigh level of psychological distress (72.0%), with a higher percentage in women and people of lowermiddle age. Statistically significant differences were found in the variable working situation (χ² = 63.139,p ≤ 0.001, V = 0.123) and living with children under the age of 16 (χ² = 7.393, p = 0.007, V = 0.042). Thepredictive variables with the highest weight were sex (OR = 1.952, 95% IC = (1.667, 2.286)), presence ofsymptoms (OR = 1.130, 95% CI = (1.074, 1.190)), and having had close contact with an individual withconfirmed COVID-19 (OR = 1.241, 95% CI = (1.026, 1.500)). These results could enrich preventioninterventions in public health and, in particular, in mental health in similar pandemic situations.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2020
FD 2020-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18309
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18309
LA eng
NO Gómez Salgado, J., Andrés Villas, M., Domínguez Salas, S., Díaz Milanés, D., & Ruiz Frutos, C. (2020). Related Health Factors of Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11), 3947. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113947
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026