Impacto psicológico y calidad del sueño en la pandemia de COVID-19 en Brasil, Colombia y Portugal

• Published in: Duazary Vol. 18; no. 2; p. 120
• Main Authors: Rodríguez-De Avila, Ubaldo Enrique, Rodrigues-De França, Fabíola, Maria de Fátima Jesus Simões
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Santa Marta Universidad del Magdalena, Revistas de la Universidad del Magdalena 01-04-2021
• Subjects: Adolescents; Anxiety; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Health problems; Mental health; Pandemics; Sleep; Sleep disorders; Suicidal ideation; Colombia; Brazil; Portugal
• ISSN: 1794-5992; 2389-783X
• DOI: 10.21676/2389783X.4074

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.