General mental health state indicators in Argentinean women during quarantine of up to 80-day duration for COVID-19 pandemic

Autores
López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia; Fong, Shao Bing; Leyes, Candela Abigail; Dutto Florio, María Agustina; Godoy, Juan Carlos
Año de publicación
2020
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Introduction: Argentinean quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most long-lasting worldwide. We focused on the first 80-days of this quarantine on Argentinean women. Our aims were to analyze differences in general mental health state (MHS) indicators, by the (1) sites of residence with different prevalence of COVID-19 cases, and (2) quarantine duration; (3) to assess multiple relationships between each general MHS indicator and potentially affecting factors. Methods: We used a cross-sectional design with convenience successive sampling (N = 5,013). The online survey included a socio-demographic questionnaire (elaborated ad hoc) with standardized and validated self-reported questionnaires (General Health Questionnaire, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale) measuring the MHS indicators: self-perceived health, psychological discomfort, social functioning and coping, and psychological distress. Results: Worse self-perceived health and higher psychological discomfort affected significantly more women residing in sites with high prevalence of COVID-19 cases, compared to those residing in sites with intermediate prevalence, but effect sizes were small. Mean scores of all general MHS indicators were significantly worse for longer quarantine sub-periods (up to 53, 68, and 80-day duration) than for shorter sub-periods (up to seven, 13, and 25-day duration). Being a younger age, having mental disorder history, and longer quarantine durations were associated to worsening MHS, while the lack of previous suicide attempt has a protective effect. Discussion: Our findings show that a worse MHS during quarantine may not be attributed to the objective risk of contagion (measured greater or less), and under quarantine, women MHS—as indicated by group central tendency measures—got worse as time went by. This strongly suggests that special attention needs to be paid to younger women and to women with history of mental disorder. Along with physical health, mental health must be a priority for the Government during and after quarantine and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fil: López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas; Argentina. Universidad Empresarial Siglo XXI; Argentina
Fil: Fong, Shao Bing. University of Melbourne; Australia
Fil: Leyes, Candela Abigail. Universidad Empresarial Siglo XXI; Argentina
Fil: Dutto Florio, María Agustina. Universidad Empresarial Siglo XXI; Argentina
Fil: Godoy, Juan Carlos. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas; Argentina
Materia
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
QUARANTINE
MENTAL HEALTH
WOMEN'S HEALTH
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
Repositorio
CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Institución
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
OAI Identificador
oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/115076

id CONICETDig_a9ded1e89d57e2cd40c379da020c40ed
oai_identifier_str oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/115076
network_acronym_str CONICETDig
repository_id_str 3498
network_name_str CONICET Digital (CONICET)
spelling General mental health state indicators in Argentinean women during quarantine of up to 80-day duration for COVID-19 pandemicLópez Steinmetz, Lorena CeciliaFong, Shao BingLeyes, Candela AbigailDutto Florio, María AgustinaGodoy, Juan CarlosCORONAVIRUSCOVID-19QUARANTINEMENTAL HEALTHWOMEN'S HEALTHPSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3Introduction: Argentinean quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most long-lasting worldwide. We focused on the first 80-days of this quarantine on Argentinean women. Our aims were to analyze differences in general mental health state (MHS) indicators, by the (1) sites of residence with different prevalence of COVID-19 cases, and (2) quarantine duration; (3) to assess multiple relationships between each general MHS indicator and potentially affecting factors. Methods: We used a cross-sectional design with convenience successive sampling (N = 5,013). The online survey included a socio-demographic questionnaire (elaborated ad hoc) with standardized and validated self-reported questionnaires (General Health Questionnaire, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale) measuring the MHS indicators: self-perceived health, psychological discomfort, social functioning and coping, and psychological distress. Results: Worse self-perceived health and higher psychological discomfort affected significantly more women residing in sites with high prevalence of COVID-19 cases, compared to those residing in sites with intermediate prevalence, but effect sizes were small. Mean scores of all general MHS indicators were significantly worse for longer quarantine sub-periods (up to 53, 68, and 80-day duration) than for shorter sub-periods (up to seven, 13, and 25-day duration). Being a younger age, having mental disorder history, and longer quarantine durations were associated to worsening MHS, while the lack of previous suicide attempt has a protective effect. Discussion: Our findings show that a worse MHS during quarantine may not be attributed to the objective risk of contagion (measured greater or less), and under quarantine, women MHS—as indicated by group central tendency measures—got worse as time went by. This strongly suggests that special attention needs to be paid to younger women and to women with history of mental disorder. Along with physical health, mental health must be a priority for the Government during and after quarantine and the COVID-19 pandemic.Fil: López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas; Argentina. Universidad Empresarial Siglo XXI; ArgentinaFil: Fong, Shao Bing. University of Melbourne; AustraliaFil: Leyes, Candela Abigail. Universidad Empresarial Siglo XXI; ArgentinaFil: Dutto Florio, María Agustina. Universidad Empresarial Siglo XXI; ArgentinaFil: Godoy, Juan Carlos. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas; ArgentinaFrontiers Media S.A.2020-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/115076López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia; Fong, Shao Bing; Leyes, Candela Abigail; Dutto Florio, María Agustina; Godoy, Juan Carlos; General mental health state indicators in Argentinean women during quarantine of up to 80-day duration for COVID-19 pandemic; Frontiers Media S.A.; Frontiers in Global Women's Health; 1; 580652; 9-2020; 1-15978-2-88974-262-22673-50591664-8714CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgwh.2020.580652/fullinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3389/fgwh.2020.580652info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:48:03Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/115076instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:48:04.165CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv General mental health state indicators in Argentinean women during quarantine of up to 80-day duration for COVID-19 pandemic
title General mental health state indicators in Argentinean women during quarantine of up to 80-day duration for COVID-19 pandemic
spellingShingle General mental health state indicators in Argentinean women during quarantine of up to 80-day duration for COVID-19 pandemic
López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
QUARANTINE
MENTAL HEALTH
WOMEN'S HEALTH
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
title_short General mental health state indicators in Argentinean women during quarantine of up to 80-day duration for COVID-19 pandemic
title_full General mental health state indicators in Argentinean women during quarantine of up to 80-day duration for COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr General mental health state indicators in Argentinean women during quarantine of up to 80-day duration for COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed General mental health state indicators in Argentinean women during quarantine of up to 80-day duration for COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort General mental health state indicators in Argentinean women during quarantine of up to 80-day duration for COVID-19 pandemic
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia
Fong, Shao Bing
Leyes, Candela Abigail
Dutto Florio, María Agustina
Godoy, Juan Carlos
author López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia
author_facet López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia
Fong, Shao Bing
Leyes, Candela Abigail
Dutto Florio, María Agustina
Godoy, Juan Carlos
author_role author
author2 Fong, Shao Bing
Leyes, Candela Abigail
Dutto Florio, María Agustina
Godoy, Juan Carlos
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
QUARANTINE
MENTAL HEALTH
WOMEN'S HEALTH
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
topic CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
QUARANTINE
MENTAL HEALTH
WOMEN'S HEALTH
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Introduction: Argentinean quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most long-lasting worldwide. We focused on the first 80-days of this quarantine on Argentinean women. Our aims were to analyze differences in general mental health state (MHS) indicators, by the (1) sites of residence with different prevalence of COVID-19 cases, and (2) quarantine duration; (3) to assess multiple relationships between each general MHS indicator and potentially affecting factors. Methods: We used a cross-sectional design with convenience successive sampling (N = 5,013). The online survey included a socio-demographic questionnaire (elaborated ad hoc) with standardized and validated self-reported questionnaires (General Health Questionnaire, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale) measuring the MHS indicators: self-perceived health, psychological discomfort, social functioning and coping, and psychological distress. Results: Worse self-perceived health and higher psychological discomfort affected significantly more women residing in sites with high prevalence of COVID-19 cases, compared to those residing in sites with intermediate prevalence, but effect sizes were small. Mean scores of all general MHS indicators were significantly worse for longer quarantine sub-periods (up to 53, 68, and 80-day duration) than for shorter sub-periods (up to seven, 13, and 25-day duration). Being a younger age, having mental disorder history, and longer quarantine durations were associated to worsening MHS, while the lack of previous suicide attempt has a protective effect. Discussion: Our findings show that a worse MHS during quarantine may not be attributed to the objective risk of contagion (measured greater or less), and under quarantine, women MHS—as indicated by group central tendency measures—got worse as time went by. This strongly suggests that special attention needs to be paid to younger women and to women with history of mental disorder. Along with physical health, mental health must be a priority for the Government during and after quarantine and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fil: López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas; Argentina. Universidad Empresarial Siglo XXI; Argentina
Fil: Fong, Shao Bing. University of Melbourne; Australia
Fil: Leyes, Candela Abigail. Universidad Empresarial Siglo XXI; Argentina
Fil: Dutto Florio, María Agustina. Universidad Empresarial Siglo XXI; Argentina
Fil: Godoy, Juan Carlos. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas; Argentina
description Introduction: Argentinean quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most long-lasting worldwide. We focused on the first 80-days of this quarantine on Argentinean women. Our aims were to analyze differences in general mental health state (MHS) indicators, by the (1) sites of residence with different prevalence of COVID-19 cases, and (2) quarantine duration; (3) to assess multiple relationships between each general MHS indicator and potentially affecting factors. Methods: We used a cross-sectional design with convenience successive sampling (N = 5,013). The online survey included a socio-demographic questionnaire (elaborated ad hoc) with standardized and validated self-reported questionnaires (General Health Questionnaire, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale) measuring the MHS indicators: self-perceived health, psychological discomfort, social functioning and coping, and psychological distress. Results: Worse self-perceived health and higher psychological discomfort affected significantly more women residing in sites with high prevalence of COVID-19 cases, compared to those residing in sites with intermediate prevalence, but effect sizes were small. Mean scores of all general MHS indicators were significantly worse for longer quarantine sub-periods (up to 53, 68, and 80-day duration) than for shorter sub-periods (up to seven, 13, and 25-day duration). Being a younger age, having mental disorder history, and longer quarantine durations were associated to worsening MHS, while the lack of previous suicide attempt has a protective effect. Discussion: Our findings show that a worse MHS during quarantine may not be attributed to the objective risk of contagion (measured greater or less), and under quarantine, women MHS—as indicated by group central tendency measures—got worse as time went by. This strongly suggests that special attention needs to be paid to younger women and to women with history of mental disorder. Along with physical health, mental health must be a priority for the Government during and after quarantine and the COVID-19 pandemic.
publishDate 2020
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2020-09
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501
info:ar-repo/semantics/articulo
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv http://hdl.handle.net/11336/115076
López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia; Fong, Shao Bing; Leyes, Candela Abigail; Dutto Florio, María Agustina; Godoy, Juan Carlos; General mental health state indicators in Argentinean women during quarantine of up to 80-day duration for COVID-19 pandemic; Frontiers Media S.A.; Frontiers in Global Women's Health; 1; 580652; 9-2020; 1-15
978-2-88974-262-2
2673-5059
1664-8714
CONICET Digital
CONICET
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/115076
identifier_str_mv López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia; Fong, Shao Bing; Leyes, Candela Abigail; Dutto Florio, María Agustina; Godoy, Juan Carlos; General mental health state indicators in Argentinean women during quarantine of up to 80-day duration for COVID-19 pandemic; Frontiers Media S.A.; Frontiers in Global Women's Health; 1; 580652; 9-2020; 1-15
978-2-88974-262-2
2673-5059
1664-8714
CONICET Digital
CONICET
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgwh.2020.580652/full
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3389/fgwh.2020.580652
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
rights_invalid_str_mv https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
application/pdf
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Frontiers Media S.A.
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Frontiers Media S.A.
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
reponame_str CONICET Digital (CONICET)
collection CONICET Digital (CONICET)
instname_str Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
repository.name.fl_str_mv CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
repository.mail.fl_str_mv dasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.ar
_version_ 1842268900191895552
score 13.13397