1. [Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of patients with pre-existing psychopathology].
- Author
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Hillers-Rodríguez R, San Vicente-Cano A, Portabales-Barreiro L, and Madoz-Gúrpide A
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- Humans, Male, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Middle Aged, Adult, Spain epidemiology, Mental Disorders epidemiology, Pandemics, Prevalence, Aged, Stress, Psychological epidemiology, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 psychology, Depression epidemiology, Mental Health, Anxiety epidemiology
- Abstract
Objective: Several studies stated greater impact on mental health among psychiatric population during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this paper was to study the pandemic effects more than a year after its outbreak on the mental state of adult patients with pre-existing psychopathology attending a Mental Health Center in Madrid (Spain)., Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was carried out with a sample of fifty-eight patients using a questionnaire that collected different descriptive variables. Results of the PHQ-9 Depression Scale, the GAD-7 Anxiety Scale, the IES-R Impact of Event Scale-Revised, the Clinical Global Impression scale CGI-GI, and the assessment of the professionals responsible for the patients about their clinical state were also collected. A descriptive analysis and binary logistic regression models were performed., Results: There was a prevalence of 70% anxiety, 76% depression and 57% stress due to a stressful event more than one year after the start of the pandemic. Likewise, associations were found between the symptoms and certain clinical, mediating variables and gender., Conclusions: The psychological state of patients with pre-existing psychopathology attended at the Mental Health Center is negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic up to a year and a half after its onset., Competing Interests: Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
- Published
- 2024