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Perceived Stress During the COVID-19-Related Confinement in Cyprus
The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious global health emergency that could potentially have a significant impact on both somatic as well as psychological level. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of perceived stress in the general adult population of Cyprus during the first COVID-19 lockd...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8206502/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34150708 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.673411 |
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author | Kyprianidou, Maria Christophi, Costas A. Giannakou, Konstantinos |
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description | The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious global health emergency that could potentially have a significant impact on both somatic as well as psychological level. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of perceived stress in the general adult population of Cyprus during the first COVID-19 lockdown period. This was an internet-based cross-sectional study conducted between 6 April and 20 June 2020, one to two and a half months after the introduction of and the first mandatory lockdown on its entire territory imposed by the government of the Republic of Cyprus on 24 March 2020. Data collection was done using a self-administered questionnaire that included information about socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, physical activity, smoking habits, and stress level. A total of 1,485 adults participated in the study. The median perceived stress score was 10 (q1 = 6, q3 = 15). Linear regression models showed that having a medium monthly income (€501-1,500) and being a current smoker was positively associated with the perceived stress score, while being male and physically active was negatively associated with the perceived stress score (all p <0.05). People with medium average salary and current smokers were at a higher risk for perceived stress. Psychological interventions and/or psychological services provided in certain vulnerable groups would be beneficial in future lockdowns due to either COVID-19 or a new pandemic. |
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spelling | pubmed-82065022021-06-17 Perceived Stress During the COVID-19-Related Confinement in Cyprus Kyprianidou, Maria Christophi, Costas A. Giannakou, Konstantinos Front Public Health Public Health The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious global health emergency that could potentially have a significant impact on both somatic as well as psychological level. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of perceived stress in the general adult population of Cyprus during the first COVID-19 lockdown period. This was an internet-based cross-sectional study conducted between 6 April and 20 June 2020, one to two and a half months after the introduction of and the first mandatory lockdown on its entire territory imposed by the government of the Republic of Cyprus on 24 March 2020. Data collection was done using a self-administered questionnaire that included information about socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, physical activity, smoking habits, and stress level. A total of 1,485 adults participated in the study. The median perceived stress score was 10 (q1 = 6, q3 = 15). Linear regression models showed that having a medium monthly income (€501-1,500) and being a current smoker was positively associated with the perceived stress score, while being male and physically active was negatively associated with the perceived stress score (all p <0.05). People with medium average salary and current smokers were at a higher risk for perceived stress. Psychological interventions and/or psychological services provided in certain vulnerable groups would be beneficial in future lockdowns due to either COVID-19 or a new pandemic. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8206502/ /pubmed/34150708 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.673411 Text en Copyright © 2021 Kyprianidou, Christophi and Giannakou. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Public Health Kyprianidou, Maria Christophi, Costas A. Giannakou, Konstantinos Perceived Stress During the COVID-19-Related Confinement in Cyprus |
title | Perceived Stress During the COVID-19-Related Confinement in Cyprus |
title_full | Perceived Stress During the COVID-19-Related Confinement in Cyprus |
title_fullStr | Perceived Stress During the COVID-19-Related Confinement in Cyprus |
title_full_unstemmed | Perceived Stress During the COVID-19-Related Confinement in Cyprus |
title_short | Perceived Stress During the COVID-19-Related Confinement in Cyprus |
title_sort | perceived stress during the covid-19-related confinement in cyprus |
topic | Public Health |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8206502/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34150708 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.673411 |
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