1. Tele-Psychological Group Intervention to Prevent Health During Lock Down. A Preliminary Study
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Flavia Arrigoni, Esperanza Marchena Consejero, Israel Mallart Ortega, and José I. Navarro Guzmán
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prevención de la salud ,confinamiento ,tele-psicología ,covid-19 ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
The unprecedented severity and magnitude of the pandemic spread of the COVID-19 virus meant that the entire Spanish population was locked down in their respective homes. From the Psychological and Psycho-pedagogical Care Service of the University of Cadiz, tele-psychology group program for health prevention was implemented for two groups considered at risk in the context of pandemic: students of the Elderly Classroom of the UCA and women who presented a diagnosis of breast cancer (current or in remission). The general objectives of the program were: To promote the well-being of elderly people who belong to the community of the University of Cadiz and of members of an association of women with a breast cancer diagnosis during lockdown and to evaluate the clinical utility of a tele-psychology group health prevention program. The research responded to a quantitative, exploratory-descriptive and interactive methodology, with a quasi-experimental design pre posttest ex post facto. Eleven people with an average age of 60.7 years participated (DT=7.4; range of 45 to 69). The instruments used were the Positive Emotions Scale, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), the Pemberton Happiness Index and an ad hoc sociodemographic data sheet. After the intervention, statistically significant changes were observed in all the variables studied: positive emotions (Z =-1.962; p< 0.05), psychological discomfort (Z=-2.180; p < 0.007), psychological well-being (Z=-2.030; p
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- 2022
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