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Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change

Background: The capacity to adapt to change in complex, highly demanding situations, such as those derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, is essential in maintaining one’s mental health. This study analyzed the mental health of the Spanish population in settings with COVID-19 positive cases and the pro...

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Autores principales: Molero Jurado, María del Mar, Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen, Herrera-Peco, Iván, Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima, Barragán Martín, Ana Belén, Martos Martínez, África, Simón Márquez, María del Mar, Gázquez Linares, José Jesús
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8950935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35329823
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11061497
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author Molero Jurado, María del Mar
Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen
Herrera-Peco, Iván
Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima
Barragán Martín, Ana Belén
Martos Martínez, África
Simón Márquez, María del Mar
Gázquez Linares, José Jesús
author_facet Molero Jurado, María del Mar
Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen
Herrera-Peco, Iván
Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima
Barragán Martín, Ana Belén
Martos Martínez, África
Simón Márquez, María del Mar
Gázquez Linares, José Jesús
author_sort Molero Jurado, María del Mar
collection PubMed
description Background: The capacity to adapt to change in complex, highly demanding situations, such as those derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, is essential in maintaining one’s mental health. This study analyzed the mental health of the Spanish population in settings with COVID-19 positive cases and the protective role of adaptation to change. Methods: The sample consisted of 1160 adult Spaniards aged 18 to 82 with a mean age of 38.29 (SD = 13.71). Data were collected by a CAWI (Computer Aided Web Interviewing) survey which included the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Adaptation to Change Questionnaire (ADAPTA-10), and an ad hoc questionnaire related to COVID-19 (perceived economic impact, COVID-19 positive diagnosis or not, and whether there was a positive case close to them). Results: The data revealed that the perceived economic impact showed a negative association between the emotional factor and the total score in adaptation to change. Lastly, the emotional factor in adaptation to change operated as a protector from the effect that a setting with COVID-19 positive cases exerts on mental health. Conclusions: Coping with COVID-19 requires strengthening the capacity for adaptation to changes generated in the setting, especially emotional, as it could contribute to improving the mental health of individuals, especially in those settings where they find and know a COVID-19 positive case.
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spelling pubmed-89509352022-03-26 Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen Herrera-Peco, Iván Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima Barragán Martín, Ana Belén Martos Martínez, África Simón Márquez, María del Mar Gázquez Linares, José Jesús J Clin Med Article Background: The capacity to adapt to change in complex, highly demanding situations, such as those derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, is essential in maintaining one’s mental health. This study analyzed the mental health of the Spanish population in settings with COVID-19 positive cases and the protective role of adaptation to change. Methods: The sample consisted of 1160 adult Spaniards aged 18 to 82 with a mean age of 38.29 (SD = 13.71). Data were collected by a CAWI (Computer Aided Web Interviewing) survey which included the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Adaptation to Change Questionnaire (ADAPTA-10), and an ad hoc questionnaire related to COVID-19 (perceived economic impact, COVID-19 positive diagnosis or not, and whether there was a positive case close to them). Results: The data revealed that the perceived economic impact showed a negative association between the emotional factor and the total score in adaptation to change. Lastly, the emotional factor in adaptation to change operated as a protector from the effect that a setting with COVID-19 positive cases exerts on mental health. Conclusions: Coping with COVID-19 requires strengthening the capacity for adaptation to changes generated in the setting, especially emotional, as it could contribute to improving the mental health of individuals, especially in those settings where they find and know a COVID-19 positive case. MDPI 2022-03-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8950935/ /pubmed/35329823 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11061497 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Molero Jurado, María del Mar
Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen
Herrera-Peco, Iván
Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima
Barragán Martín, Ana Belén
Martos Martínez, África
Simón Márquez, María del Mar
Gázquez Linares, José Jesús
Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change
title Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change
title_full Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change
title_fullStr Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change
title_full_unstemmed Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change
title_short Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change
title_sort mental health in settings with covid-19 positive cases in the spanish population: the protective role of the capacity to adapt to change
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8950935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35329823
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11061497
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