Evaluation of the Impact of COVID-19 on the triad anxiety depression and stress related to dynamic somatization in the adult population

Ubillús R.C.; Cruzado J.G.; Mori F.M.L.V.; Tirado V.R.B. · Boletin de Malariologia y Salud Ambiental (2023) · DOI: 10.52808/bmsa.8e7.632.004

Resumen

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019; already at the beginning of 2020, it had spread throughout the world. Due to the form of person-To-person transmission of COVID-19, all affected countries closed their borders in whole or in part. Staying at home was taken as a frontline emergency response to prevent the rapid spread of the virus. However, the rigorous lockdowns put in place to prevent pandemic outbreaks can cause psychological problems. In addition, quantitative studies have highlighted that people in quarantine have a high prevalence of psychological symptoms, including post-Traumatic and depressive symptoms, stress and anxiety. In this work, a systematic review was carried out using the most important search portals worldwide in order to establish the impact of COVID-19 on the triad of anxiety, depression and stress related to dynamic somatization in the adult population. In the study, of the 50 authors mentioned here, out of a total population of 149,195 individuals with samples ranging from 29 to 54,845 people, 40% presented symptoms of anxiety, 30% depression, and 16% stress, with somatization of the 13%, of which 69% were men and 42% women, and with an average age of 40.77 years between 29 and 77 years. On the other hand, the somatization of the different pathologies in different areas is also reported, such as: cardiovascular, digestive, neuromuscular, neurovegetative and respiratory.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Universidad Nacional de Trujillo