Mental Health in Elderly Spanish People in Times of COVID-19 Outbreak
Por:
García-Fernández L, Romero-Ferreiro V, López-Roldán PD, Padilla S and Rodriguez-Jimenez R
Publicada:
1 oct 2020
Ahead of Print:
7 jul 2020
Resumen:
Background: We aim to assess COVID-19 outbreak-related emotional symptoms, identify gender differences, and study the relationship between the emotional state and environmental features in the elderly. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study starting on March 29 to April 5, 2020 based on a national online survey using snowball sampling techniques. Symptoms of anxiety (Hamilton Anxiety Scale), depression (Beck Depression Inventory) and acute stress (Acute Stress Disorder Inventory) were compared between people over and under 60 years old. Gender differences and the relationship of loneliness, regular exercise, economic losses and use of anxiolytics on the mental state were evaluated. Results: One thousand six hundred thirty-nine (150 [9.2%] aged >= 60) participants completed the survey. The greater than or equal to 60 group showed lower mean (SD) BDI levels than the less than 60 group (3.02 [3.28] versus 4.30 [4.93]); and lower mean (SD) acute stress disorder inventory scores than the less than 60 group (3.68 [3.20] versus 4.45 [3.06]). There were no gender differences in any of the clinical measures. The presence of economic losses as well as the increase in the use of anxiolytics was significantly associated with higher emotional distress in the elderly compared to the younger group. Conclusions: Older people have shown less emotional distress, with no differences between men and women. Economic loss and substance use should be monitored to guarantee the emotional well-being of the elderly.
Filiaciones:
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Clinical Medicine Department, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de San Juan, Alicante, Spain
CIBERSAM (Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Mental Health), Spain. Electronic address:
Romero-Ferreiro V:
CIBERSAM (Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Mental Health), Spain
Brain Mapping Unit, Instituto Pluridisciplinar Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain
Department of Psychiatry. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas 12), Madrid, Spain
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Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de San Juan, Alicante, Spain
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Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario de Elche, Elche, Alicante, Spain
Clinical Medicine Department, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
Rodriguez-Jimenez R:
CIBERSAM (Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Mental Health), Spain
Department of Psychiatry. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas 12), Madrid, Spain
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain
Hosp Univ San Juan, Dept Psychiat, Alicante, Spain.
CIBERSAM Biomed Res Networking Ctr Mental Hlth, Madrid, Spain.
Univ Complutense Madrid UCM, Brain Mapping Unit, Inst Pluridisciplinar, Madrid, Spain.
Inst Invest Sanitaria Hosp 12 Octubre Imas 12, Dept Psychiat, Madrid, Spain.
Hosp Univ Elche, Infect Dis Unit, Alicante, Spain.
Univ Complutense Madrid UCM, Fac Med, Madrid, Spain.
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