Pesquisa impacto Brasil COVID-19: um estudo transversal sobre o estado de saúde mental de brasileiros durante a pandemia

Abstract

COVID-19 is an infection disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which was responsible for the pandemic that began in 2019. The infection sickened more than one million people, compromising physical and mental health, the latter one being the most affected. To evidence the impact of the changes caused by pandemic period of the COVID-19 on the mental health of Brazilian citizens. Cross-sectional observational study of an analytical nature with a quanti-qualitative approach, developed in the municipality of Belém-PA. Men and women over 18 years of age participated in the study. The data was obtained through the application of a questionnaire divided into 6 sections that addressed different dimensions related to the experience of Brazilian citizens during the pandemic by COVID-19. In the alcohol consumption variable a greater predominance was observed in younger males. In other variables such as loneliness, sadness, anxiety, stress and use of technologies, was discretely higher in younger women. No correlation was observed between the psychosocial variables and mobility forms. Far beyond the dichotomy of the presence or not of the virus infection, the COVID-19 pandemic interferes in all social spheres and its sequels echo in different aspects of life.