Psychopathological symptoms during Covid-19 quarantine in spanish general population: a preliminary analysis based on sociodemographic and occupational-contextual factors./ Sintomas psicopatologicos durante la cuarentena por Covid-19 en poblacion gen

OBJECTIVE: Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic disease forced different countries to adopt quarantine measures These actions could have an impact on mental health in the general population The objective of this study was to analyze the differences in psychopathological symptoms shown by Spanish general population during the COVID-19 quarantine based on sociodemographic, occupational and environmental-contextual variables METHODS: A cross-sectional pilot study was performed in a sample of 151 participants aged between 18-76 years old The Symptom Assessment-45 Questionnaire via online was used to measure the severity of psychopathology symptoms Socio-demographic, environmental and occupational variables were collected with an ad hoc questionnaire The data were gathered from the 3rd to the 6th of April, 2020 A descriptive and comparative analysis was carried out using parametric contrasts (t test and ANOVA) RESULTS: The younger participants (18-35 years) showed higher levels of hostility (t=2 24;p=0 02), depression (t=2 56;p=0 01), anxiety (t=2 78;p=0 006) and interpersonal sensitivity (t=2 08;p=0 04) than older participants (36-76 years) The active or employed people presented lower values of depressive symptoms (t=2 10;p=0 04) than unemployed people The participants who dedicate less than 30 minutes on getting informed about COVID-19 showed higher scores for hostility (t=2 36;p=0 02) and interpersonal sensitivity (t=1 98;p=0 04) than participants who indicated dedicating at least 30 minutes People who played sport daily reported a lower level of somatization symptoms (t=-2 11;p=0 03) than persons that did not play sport Those who had relatives, acquaintances, etc with COVID-19 reported higher levels of anxiety (t=2 09;p=0 04) than those who did not have close people infected Lastly, participants who lived alone showed a higher level of psychoticism (F=3 93;p=0 02) compared to those who lived with more than two people CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study show that during quarantine can be identified groups with higher psychological vulnerability based on sociodemographic and occupational-contextual factors OBJETIVO: La enfermedad pandemica por coronavirus (COVID-19) ha hecho necesaria la adopcion de medidas de cuarentena en diferentes paises Estas medidas podrian tener un impacto sobre la salud mental de la poblacion general en confinamiento El objetivo del trabajo fue analizar las diferencias en la sintomatologia psicopatologica mostrada por la poblacion general espanola durante la cuarentena por COVID-19 en funcion de variables sociodemograficas, ambientales y ocupacionales METODOS: Se realizo un estudio trasversal en una muestra de 151 participantes, con edades comprendidas entre los 18 y los 76 anos, en el que se utilizo de forma online la version espanola del Symptom Assessment-45 Questionnaire para medir el nivel de sintomas psicopatologicos Se recogieron tambien variables sociodemograficas, ambientales y de ocupacion (mediante una encuesta ad hoc) La informacion fue recogida del 3 al 6 abril de 2020 Se realizo un analisis descriptivo y comparativo utilizando contrastes parametricos (prueba t y ANOVA) RESULTADOS: Los participantes mas jovenes (18-35 anos) mostraron niveles mas altos de hostilidad (t=2,24;p=0,02), depresion (t=2,56;p=0,01), ansiedad (t=2,78;p=0,006) y sensibilidad interpersonal (t=2,08;p=0,04) que los participantes mayores (36-76 anos) Las personas activas o empleadas presentaron valores mas bajos de sintomas depresivos (t=2,10;p=0,04) que las personas desempleadas Los participantes que dedicaron menos de 30 minutos a informarse sobre el COVID-19 mostraron puntuaciones mas altas en hostilidad (t=2,36;p=0,02) y sensibilidad interpersonal (t=1,98;p=0,04) que los participantes que indicaron dedicar al menos 30 minutos Las personas que practicaban deporte diariamente informaron de un menor nivel de sintomas de somatizacion (t=-2,11;p=0,03) que las personas que no practicaban deporte Aquellos que tenian familiares, conocidos, etc con COVID-19 informaron de niveles mas altos de ansiedad (t=2,09;p=0,04) que aquellos que no tenian a personas cercanas infectadas Por ultimo, los participantes que vivian solos mostraron un mayor nivel de psicoticismo (F=3,93;p=0,02) en comparacion con aquellos que vivian con mas de dos personas CONCLUSIONES: Los resultados de este estudio muestran que durante la cuarentena se pueden identificar grupos con mayor vulnerabilidad psicologica en funcion de factores sociodemograficos y ocupacionales-contextuales