Open AccessPsychological Impact and Sleep Quality in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil, Colombia and Portugal
Author(s) -
Ubaldo Enrique Rodríguez-de Ávila,
Fabiola Rodrigues-deFrança Campos,
M. Fátima Simões
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
duazary
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2389-783X
pISSN - 1794-5992
DOI - 10.21676/2389783x.4074
Subject(s) - anxiety , pandemic , suicidal ideation , sleep quality , sleep (system call) , population , psychiatry , medicine , psychology , covid-19 , clinical psychology , demography , insomnia , environmental health , suicide prevention , poison control , disease , sociology , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , operating system
The objective of the study was to evaluate, through an online questionnaire, aspects related to levels of anxiety, suicidal thoughts and quality of sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic period in three countries. With 988 participants from Colombia, Brazil and Portugal. 2.1% of the subjects presented mild anxiety, 85.5% moderate levels, 12% ranged from moderate to severe and 0.3% had an extreme level of anxiety. Suicidal thinking was found at the 57% level; 31.1% moderate, 9.7% marked severe, and 2.2% extreme. Regarding sleep, 14% had good sleep quality, 53.5% poor quality and 32.5% possible sleep disorders. The difference between the values of anxiety and suicidal ideation between countries was not significant. However, there is a significant difference between the distribution of sleep quality values between countries. The differences are mainly between adolescents (<22 years) and other ages. Colombia differs from Brazil and Portugal in terms of quality of sleep. In addition to the health problems brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, this study showed that the adolescent population is more vulnerable to the psychological impacts and quality of sleep in countries of the South American continent.