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Depression, Anxiety and Stress due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Residents attending a Community Health Facility in North Lima

  • ,
  • Juan Saberbein-Muñoz
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  • Maria Salinas-Cruz
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  • Teresa Quesada-Aramburu
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  • Elias Mejia-Mejia
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  • Francis Díaz-Flores
  • ,
  • Universidad Nacional Enrique Guzmán y Valle
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  • Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
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  • Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades
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  • Business on Making Technologies
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Original language

English

Article number

732

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Salud, Ciencia y Tecnologia (Volume 4)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/01/2024

Publication status

Published - 01/01/2024

ISSN

2796-9711

Publication IDs

  • Scopus: 85185313294

Abstract

Introduction: mental disorders are one of the problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the general population, so the objective of the study is to determine depression, anxiety and stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic in residents who go to a community health facility in North Lima, Methods: it is a quantitative, descriptive-cross-sectional study, with a total population of 140 people attending a community health facility, who answered a questionnaire on sociodemographic aspects and the scale of depression, anxiety and stress, Results: in their results, we can observe that 51,4 % (n=72) of the participants have moderate depression, 45 % (n=63) moderate anxiety and 42,1 % (n=59) moderate stress, Conclusions: in conclusion, actions aimed at the mental health of the general population due to the COVID-19 pandemic must be reinforced, improved or implemented in a comprehensive manner.

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