RT Journal Article
T1 Psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in the population of Argentina
A1 Lucuix, María Beatriz
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
A1 Barone, Myriam E.
A1 Domínguez Salas, Sara
A1 Luque, Leticia Elizabeth
A1 Rodríguez Domínguez, Carmen
A1 Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
AB In addition to the implications that this pandemic has had on physical health, there are other circumstances that threaten the mentalhealth of the population, such as lockdown measures to prevent the spread of the virus, uncertainty, and the increase in infectionsand deaths. For this reason, this study explored indicators of psychological distress in the Argentine population, as well as itsrelationship with sociodemographic and health variables.Cross-sectional observational study, with data collection from May to August 2020. A total of 1112 people over the age of 18 whoresponded to various measurement instruments through an online questionnaire participated. A bivariate analysis and logisticregression were carried out in order to determine predictive factors of psychological distress.The data revealed that 60.9% of the sample presented psychological distress. A greater number with this condition was observedin women, apart from younger people, with a greater number of symptoms associated with the disease and with worse self-perceivedhealth. There was no evidence of association between psychological distress and contact with people infected with coronavirusdisease 2019 or with material suspicious of being infected.This research provided an overview of the mental health status of a significant population sample in Argentina, months after theonset of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. These findings complement those found in other national and international studies,allowing the accumulation of evidence that states the need to demand to draw attention to the mental health of the population,especially the most vulnerable groups, on behalf of the public authorities
PB Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
SN 0025-7974
SN 1536-5964 (electrónico)
YR 2021
FD 2021-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/21127
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/21127
LA eng
NO Lucuix, M. B., Gómez-Salgado, J., Barone, M. E., Domínguez-Salas, S., Luque, L. E., Rodríguez-Domínguez, C., & Ruiz-Frutos, C. (2021). Psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in the population of Argentina. In Medicine (Vol. 100, Issue 51, p. e28333). Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000028333
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026