Prevalence of Anxiety Symptoms and Associated Clinical and Sociodemographic Factors in Mexican Adults Seeking Psychological Support for Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Prevalence of Anxiety Symptoms and Associated Clinical and Sociodemographic Factors in Mexican Adults Seeking Psychological Support for Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the greatest challenges in modern history, with more than four million confirmed deaths worldwide. To date, evidence regarding the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on grievers is scarce for developing countries such as Mexico. This study aimed to assess...

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Other Authors: Dominguez-Rodriguez, Alejandro, Esquivel Santoveña, Esteban Eugenio, Ramirez Martinez, Flor Rocio, Castellanos-Vargas, Rosa Olimpia, Herdoiza-Arroyo, Paulina, Martínez Arriaga, Reyna Jazmin, Bautista Valerio, Eduardo, Mateu Mollá, Joaquín, de la Rosa-Gómez, Anabel, Farfallini, Luis, Hernández Jiménez, María Jesús, Arzola-Sánchez, Carlos Armando, Arenas-Landgrave, Paulina, Martínez-Luna, Sofía Cristina
Format: Artículo
Language:en_US
Published: 2022
Subjects:
COVID-19
grief
anxiety
depression
sleep quality
post-traumatic stress
drugs
Mexico
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/4
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.749236
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.749236/full
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the greatest challenges in modern history, with more than four million confirmed deaths worldwide. To date, evidence regarding the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on grievers is scarce for developing countries such as Mexico. This study aimed to assess the levels of anxiety and associated concerns in a sample of Mexican adults bereaved during the COVID-19 outbreak. A cross-sectional study was conducted through the Duelo COVID (COVID Grief) platform, which is a self-guided online treatment. A total of 5,224 participants reported their anxiety, depression, sleep quality, avoidance, and arousal, prolonged grief symptoms, and medication consumption. Independent sample Mann-Whitney U-tests, chi-square tests, and Kruskal-Wallis tests, as well as multinomial logistic regression, were conducted. Results indicated that 90.4% of the participants reported clinical levels of anxiety, depression, and sleep affectations. The people who lost someone during the last 5 months scored higher in normal grief symptoms compared to the people whose loss was 6 months ago or more, and 9.8% of individuals reported the use of prescription medication, with anxiolytics and antidepressants being the most common. Females, younger respondents, unemployed people with a lower educational level, and participants who disclosed a recent suicide attempt were among those who reported medication consumption. Sleep problems were more frequent in older participants.

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