Protective elements of mental health status during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Portuguese population

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Autor(a) principal: Silva Moreira, Pedro
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Ferreira, Sónia, Couto, Beatriz, Machado-Sousa, Mafalda, Fernández, Marcos, Raposo-Lima, Catarina, Sousa, Nuno, Picó-Pérez, Maria, Morgado, Pedro
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/72228
Resumo: The outbreak of COVID-19 might produce dramatic psychological effects on individuals’ lives. In this study, we aimed to explore the elements that may reduce the negative effects on mental health of the quarantine period imposed by most governments during this worldwide crisis. We conducted an online survey to evaluate demographic, lifestyle and mental health variables in a sample of 1280 Portuguese individuals (79.8% females) with an average age of 37 years. We observed that factors related to living conditions, maintaining work either online or in the workplace, frequency of exercise and absence of previous psychological or physic disorders are protective features of psychological well-being (anxiety, depression, stress and obsessive-compulsive symptoms). Finally, the individuals previously receiving psychotherapeutic support exhibited better psychological indicators if they did not interrupt the process as a consequence of the outbreak. Our results indicate that the practice of physical exercise, reduced consumption of COVID-19 information and the implementation of remote mental healthcare measures might prevent larger impacts on mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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spelling Protective elements of mental health status during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Portuguese populationpsychologicalpandemicisolationPortugalSARS-CoV-2COVID-19coronavirusCiências Médicas::Ciências da SaúdeScience & TechnologySaúde de qualidadeThe outbreak of COVID-19 might produce dramatic psychological effects on individuals’ lives. In this study, we aimed to explore the elements that may reduce the negative effects on mental health of the quarantine period imposed by most governments during this worldwide crisis. We conducted an online survey to evaluate demographic, lifestyle and mental health variables in a sample of 1280 Portuguese individuals (79.8% females) with an average age of 37 years. We observed that factors related to living conditions, maintaining work either online or in the workplace, frequency of exercise and absence of previous psychological or physic disorders are protective features of psychological well-being (anxiety, depression, stress and obsessive-compulsive symptoms). Finally, the individuals previously receiving psychotherapeutic support exhibited better psychological indicators if they did not interrupt the process as a consequence of the outbreak. Our results indicate that the practice of physical exercise, reduced consumption of COVID-19 information and the implementation of remote mental healthcare measures might prevent larger impacts on mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak.This work was funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), under the scope of the project 110_596697345 (Research 4 COVID) and partially funded by the FEDER funds, through the Competitiveness Factors Operational Programme (COMPETE), and by national funds, through the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), under the scope of the project UID/Multi/50026/2019. This manuscript has been developed under the scope of the project NORTE 01-0145-FEDER-000013, supported by the Northern Portugal Regional Operational Programme (NORTE 2020), under the Portugal 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER).Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteUniversidade do MinhoSilva Moreira, PedroFerreira, SóniaCouto, BeatrizMachado-Sousa, MafaldaFernández, MarcosRaposo-Lima, CatarinaSousa, NunoPicó-Pérez, MariaMorgado, Pedro20212021-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/72228engSilva Moreira, P.; Ferreira, S.; Couto, B.; Machado-Sousa, M.; Fernández, M.; Raposo-Lima, C.; Sousa, N.; Picó-Pérez, M.; Morgado, P. Protective Elements of Mental Health Status during the COVID-19 Outbreak in the Portuguese Population. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 1910. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph180419101661-78271660-460110.3390/ijerph1804191033669453https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/4/1910info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:27:27Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/72228Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:22:03.207463Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Protective elements of mental health status during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Portuguese population
title Protective elements of mental health status during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Portuguese population
spellingShingle Protective elements of mental health status during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Portuguese population
Silva Moreira, Pedro
psychological
pandemic
isolation
Portugal
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
coronavirus
Ciências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde
Science & Technology
Saúde de qualidade
title_short Protective elements of mental health status during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Portuguese population
title_full Protective elements of mental health status during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Portuguese population
title_fullStr Protective elements of mental health status during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Portuguese population
title_full_unstemmed Protective elements of mental health status during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Portuguese population
title_sort Protective elements of mental health status during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Portuguese population
author Silva Moreira, Pedro
author_facet Silva Moreira, Pedro
Ferreira, Sónia
Couto, Beatriz
Machado-Sousa, Mafalda
Fernández, Marcos
Raposo-Lima, Catarina
Sousa, Nuno
Picó-Pérez, Maria
Morgado, Pedro
author_role author
author2 Ferreira, Sónia
Couto, Beatriz
Machado-Sousa, Mafalda
Fernández, Marcos
Raposo-Lima, Catarina
Sousa, Nuno
Picó-Pérez, Maria
Morgado, Pedro
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Silva Moreira, Pedro
Ferreira, Sónia
Couto, Beatriz
Machado-Sousa, Mafalda
Fernández, Marcos
Raposo-Lima, Catarina
Sousa, Nuno
Picó-Pérez, Maria
Morgado, Pedro
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv psychological
pandemic
isolation
Portugal
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
coronavirus
Ciências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde
Science & Technology
Saúde de qualidade
topic psychological
pandemic
isolation
Portugal
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
coronavirus
Ciências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde
Science & Technology
Saúde de qualidade
description The outbreak of COVID-19 might produce dramatic psychological effects on individuals’ lives. In this study, we aimed to explore the elements that may reduce the negative effects on mental health of the quarantine period imposed by most governments during this worldwide crisis. We conducted an online survey to evaluate demographic, lifestyle and mental health variables in a sample of 1280 Portuguese individuals (79.8% females) with an average age of 37 years. We observed that factors related to living conditions, maintaining work either online or in the workplace, frequency of exercise and absence of previous psychological or physic disorders are protective features of psychological well-being (anxiety, depression, stress and obsessive-compulsive symptoms). Finally, the individuals previously receiving psychotherapeutic support exhibited better psychological indicators if they did not interrupt the process as a consequence of the outbreak. Our results indicate that the practice of physical exercise, reduced consumption of COVID-19 information and the implementation of remote mental healthcare measures might prevent larger impacts on mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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