Psychological Impact and Sleep Quality in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil, Colombia and Portugal

Ávila, Ubaldo Enrique Rodríguez-de; França, Fabíola Rodrigues-De; Simões, M. Fátima

doi:10.21676/2389783x.4074

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“…Regarding the COVID-19 stressor types, most of the literature developed around the world has focused on discrete COVID-19 stressors (e.g., lockdown) or the pandemic as a general construct, and their impact on mental health [12,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. It is equally important to study the full range of COVID-19 stressor types and not reduce the COVID-19 pandemic to discrete stressors or a general concept.…”

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Understanding Differential Stress and Mental Health Reactions to COVID-19-Related Events

Sebastião,

Neto,

Costa

2023

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The effects of the pandemic on mental health can be studied through different variables, such as the number of COVID-19 stressors, the stressor types, and the stress responses. Understanding the sources of mental strain is crucial for developing effective interventions. The present study analyzed the relationship between these COVID-19-related variables and positive and negative mental health. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 666 individuals from the Portuguese general population, mostly females (65.5%) between 16–93 years old. They completed self-report measures regarding the number of COVID-19 stressors, the stressor types, the stress responses (IES-R), and positive (MHC-SF) and negative mental health (BSI-18). The results demonstrated that a higher number of COVID-19-experienced stressors and more stress responses were related to worse mental health. Regarding stressor types, experiences not related to the COVID-19 infection (e.g., tension at home) presented the largest effects on mental health. The strongest predictor was the stress responses for negative (β = 0.50) and positive mental health (β = −0.17). The predictors explained more about negative mental health than positive. These findings support the idea that individual appraisals play a crucial role in mental health.

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Understanding Differential Stress and Mental Health Reactions to COVID-19-Related Events

Sebastião,

Neto,

Costa

2023

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Screen time and behavioural problems among preschool children: unveiling the mediating effect of sleep quality

Zhou,

Ding,

Xiao

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Early Child Development and Care

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Portuguese population: Consumption of alcohol, stimulant drinks, illegal substances, and pharmaceuticals

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Background The measures implemented by governments worldwide to control and prevent the spread of the COVID-19 have impacted the populations and directly influenced individuals’ quality of life and consumption habits. Objective This work investigates the Portuguese population’s changes in alcohol, stimulants drinks, illegal substances, and pharmaceutical consumptions habits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods An online questionnaire comprising seven groups of questions–with one group referring to alcohol, stimulant drinks, illegal substances, and pharmaceuticals consumption habits–was made available to the general adult population of mainland Portugal from the 26th January through the 31st of March 2021. After applying the inclusion criteria, 1666 questionnaires were selected and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results Our results show that 48.9% of the participants have alcohol drinking habits and increased their alcohol consumption by 16% after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Furthermore, 8.7% of the respondents felt the need to increase their consumption of stimulant drinks, especially coffee, the most consumed stimulant drink (77.9%). We also observed that of the 3.1% of respondents who are usual consumers of illegal substances, 26.9% increased their consumption of these substances during the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerning pharmaceuticals, 23.2% of the respondents expressed their need to take a therapeutic drug after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The profile of common consumers of alcohol, stimulant drinks, illegal substances, and pharmaceuticals in the COVID-19 pandemic context is contrasting and varies according to gender, age, and employment status. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in the consumption of alcohol, stimulant drinks, illegal substances, and pharmaceuticals prescribed to treat anxiety, depression, and sleep changes in the Portuguese population. These new consumption patterns have probably aggravated domestic violence, mental diseases, and impairment of family quality of life in the Portuguese population.

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Psychological Impact and Sleep Quality in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil, Colombia and Portugal

Cited by 4 publications

References 28 publications

Understanding Differential Stress and Mental Health Reactions to COVID-19-Related Events

Understanding Differential Stress and Mental Health Reactions to COVID-19-Related Events

Screen time and behavioural problems among preschool children: unveiling the mediating effect of sleep quality

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Portuguese population: Consumption of alcohol, stimulant drinks, illegal substances, and pharmaceuticals

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