RT Journal Article
T1 The Influence of Socioeconomic and Educational Factors on the Level of Anxiety and Fear of COVID-19
A1 Coronado Vázquez, María del Valle
A1 Ramírez Durán, María del Valle
A1 Barrio Cortés, Jaime
A1 Benito Alonso, Elena
A1 Holgado Juan, Marina
A1 Dorado Rabaneda, María Silvia
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
AB During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were reports of heightened levels of anxiety andfear of contagion in the general population. Such psychological responses may be influenced bythe socio-environmental context in which individuals reside. This study aimed to examine therelationship between socioeconomic and educational factors and the level of anxiety and fear related to COVID-19. A multicenter, cross-sectional design was used, including patients aged 18 years or older who attended primary care physician consultations at various primary health centers in Toledo, Spain, between October 2020 and January 2021. By means of a non-probabilistic sampling, a total of 150 participants were selected for the study, with 146 of them providing responses to the AMICO questionnaire The level of fear and anxiety associated with COVID-19 was assessed using the validated Anxiety and Fear of COVID-19 Assessment Scale (AMICO). A significant linear relationship was revealed between social class, employment status, and anxiety levels. Specifically, as social class decreased (p = 0.001) and employment situation worsened (unemployment) (p = 0.037), the proportion of participants reporting a high level of anxiety increased. During the second phase of the pandemic, more than half of the patients attending family medicine consultations exhibited a high level of fear and anxiety towards COVID-19, which was significantly associated with lower social class and unemployment.
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9032 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23234
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23234
LA eng
NO Coronado-Vázquez, V., Ramírez-Durán, M. del V., Barrio-Cortes, J., Benito-Alonso, E., Holgado-Juan, M., Dorado-Rabaneda, M. S., & Gómez-Salgado, J. (2024). The Influence of Socioeconomic and Educational Factors on the Level of Anxiety and Fear of COVID-19. In Healthcare (Vol. 12, Issue 1, p. 99). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12010099
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026