Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in People Aged Over 60 in the COVID-19 Outbreak in a Sample Collected in Northern Spain

OBJECTIVE: This study examines the levels of stress, anxiety, and depression in people over 60 years of age at the time of the COVID-19 outbreak. DESIGN: The study used an exploratory-descriptive cross-sectional methodology. The resulting responses were analyzed using SPSS v.25 PARTICIPANTS: Partici...

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Autores principales: Picaza Gorrochategi, Maitane, Eiguren Munitis, Amaia, Dosil Santamaria, Maria, Ozamiz Etxebarria, Naiara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7261426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32576424
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2020.05.022
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: This study examines the levels of stress, anxiety, and depression in people over 60 years of age at the time of the COVID-19 outbreak. DESIGN: The study used an exploratory-descriptive cross-sectional methodology. The resulting responses were analyzed using SPSS v.25 PARTICIPANTS: Participants (N = 290) were aged 60 years and above. SETTING: The study was carried out in the Basque Country (North of Spain). MEASUREMENTS: Stress, anxiety, and depression were measured using the Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 (DASS-21) RESULTS: Most of the participants did not report levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Among participants age 66 and above and those with chronic illness, a proportion reported experiencing one, two or all three of these symptoms

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