Fear and Anxiety of COVID-19, Stress and Health Perception. A Predictive Model in Ecuadorian Hospital Patients

IF 1.4 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY

Anales De Psicologia Pub Date : 2022-08-27 DOI:10.6018/analesps.489761

Hernán Sánchez-Vélez, Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera

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Objective: To develop a predictive model of mental health based on fear and anxiety of COVID-19 and perceived stress in a sample of primary care patients in Ecuador. Method: A correlational, comparative and predictive study applying Anxiety to Coronavirus, Fear of Covid-19, Perceived Stress and General Health scales, and SEM as a data analysis technique. Participants: 460 primary care hospital patients (38.9% men and 61.1% women) from Ambato and Quito cities, between 18 and 79 years old (M = 36 years; SD = 14.48). Results: Data suggest the presence of moderate levels of fear of COVID-19 and stress and low levels of anxiety to COVID-19. The most prevalent symptoms are somatization and anxiety-insomnia. The relationship of fear and anxiety to COVID-19 and perceived stress with mental health discomfort is confirmed. Fear and anxiety about COVID-19 predict perceived stress and this, in turn, predicts mental health with a 41.2% of explained variance. Conclusion: Fear and anxiety about COVID-19 are predictors of stress, and stress is a predictor of psychological symptoms and mental health discomfort in Ecuadorian primary care patients. Objetivo: Establecer un modelo predictor de la salud mental a partir del miedo y la ansiedad al COVID-19 y el estrés percibido en pacientes de atención primaria del Ecuador. Método: El trabajo corresponde a un estudio correlacional, comparativo y predictor por medio de las escalas de Ansiedad al Coronavirus, Miedo al COVID-19, Estrés Percibido y Salud general. Participantes: 460 pacientes hospitalarios de atención primaria (38.9% hombres y 61.1% mujeres) de las ciudades de Ambato y Quito. Con edades entre 18 a 79 años (M = 36 años; DE = 14.48). Resultados: Existen niveles moderados de miedo al COVID-19 y estrés y bajos de ansiedad al COVID-19. Los síntomas que más prevalecen son los de somatización y ansiedad-insomnio. Se confirma la relación del miedo y la ansiedad al COVID-19 y el estrés percibido con el malestar en salud mental. El miedo y la ansiedad al Covid-19 predicen el estrés percibido y este a su vez la salud mental con el 54% de explicación de los cambios de la varianza. Conclusión: El miedo y la ansiedad al COVID-19 son predictores del estrés y el estrés es un predictor de los síntomas psicológicos y de malestar en la salud mental en muestra ecuatoriana.

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COVID-19的恐惧和焦虑，压力和健康感知。厄瓜多尔医院患者的预测模型

目的：根据厄瓜多尔初级保健患者的恐惧和焦虑以及感知到的压力，建立一种心理健康预测模型。方法：将焦虑应用于冠状病毒、新冠病毒恐惧、感知压力和一般健康量表的相关、比较和预测研究，并将SEM作为数据分析技术。参与者：来自安巴托和基多市的460名初级保健医院患者（38.9%为男性，61.1%为女性），年龄在18至79岁之间（m=36岁；SD=14.48）。结果：数据表明存在中度的新冠病毒恐惧和压力，对新冠病毒的焦虑程度较低。最常见的症状是躯体化和焦虑-失眠。恐惧和对新冠病毒的焦虑以及感知到的压力与心理健康不适的关系得到了证实。对新冠病毒的恐惧和焦虑预测了感知到的压力，而这反过来又预测了41.2%的解释性差异的心理健康。结论：对新冠病毒的恐惧和焦虑是压力的预测因素，压力是厄瓜多尔初级保健患者心理症状和心理健康不适的预测因素。目的：建立厄瓜多尔初级保健患者对新型冠状病毒的恐惧和焦虑以及感知压力的心理健康预测模型。方法：这项工作对应于一项相关、比较和预测研究，使用冠状病毒焦虑、对新冠病毒的恐惧、感知压力和一般健康量表。参与者：来自安巴托和基多市的460名初级保健医院患者（男性38.9%，女性61.1%）。年龄在18至79岁之间（m=36岁；de=14.48）。结果：对新冠肺炎的恐惧程度中等，对新冠肺炎的压力和焦虑程度较低。最常见的症状是躯体化和焦虑-失眠。对新冠病毒的恐惧和焦虑以及感知到的压力与心理健康不适的关系得到了证实。对新冠病毒的恐惧和焦虑预测了感知的压力，进而预测了心理健康，54%的人解释了差异的变化。结论：在厄瓜多尔样本中，对新冠病毒的恐惧和焦虑是压力的预测因子，压力是心理症状和心理健康不适的预测因子。

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Anales De Psicologia 医学-心理学

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3.30

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5.90%

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4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Anales de Psicologia / Annals of Psychology is a multidisciplinary journal of the various thematic areas of scientific psychology. It publishes original research articles and theoretical review in any of its basic, applied and methodological areas included within psychology. Publishing, financing, marketing and distribution corresponds Editum: Editions of the University of Murcia (Spain). The organizational guidelines and editorial policies come from the Editorial Team (elected for four years by the Areas and / or Departments of Psychology at the University of Murcia) and the Editorial Board, composed of scholars and experts from different universities and institutions national and international. It is published in print (ISSN: 0212-9728) since 1984 and in Internet publishing (web) (ISSN: 1695-2294) since 2000. Available online full text in pdf from the vol. 1 1984. Anales de Psicologia / Annals of Psychology maintains a system of exchange with other journals and publications of psychology in the world. Through an free exchange agreement with their respective publishers or entities responsible for editing, these journals and publications are received at the University of Murcia (Biblioteca "Luis Vives", near the Faculty of Psychology) and in return, our journal is sent to libraries and educational and research institutions such centers responsible for editing.