Mental Health in Settings with COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Spanish Population: The Protective Role of the Capacity to Adapt to Change.

Autor: Molero Jurado MDM; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain., Pérez-Fuentes MDC; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain., Herrera-Peco I; Nursing Department, Health Sciences Collegue, Alfonso X El Sabio University, 28691 Madrid, Spain., Oropesa Ruiz NF; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain., Barragán Martín AB; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain., Martos Martínez Á; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain., Simón Márquez MDM; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain., Gázquez Linares JJ; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain.; Department of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia 7500000, Chile.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical medicine [J Clin Med] 2022 Mar 09; Vol. 11 (6). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 09.
DOI: 10.3390/jcm11061497
Abstrakt: Background: The capacity to adapt to change in complex, highly demanding situations, such as those derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, is essential in maintaining one's mental health. This study analyzed the mental health of the Spanish population in settings with COVID-19 positive cases and the protective role of adaptation to change.
Methods: The sample consisted of 1160 adult Spaniards aged 18 to 82 with a mean age of 38.29 ( SD = 13.71). Data were collected by a CAWI (Computer Aided Web Interviewing) survey which included the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Adaptation to Change Questionnaire (ADAPTA-10), and an ad hoc questionnaire related to COVID-19 (perceived economic impact, COVID-19 positive diagnosis or not, and whether there was a positive case close to them).
Results: The data revealed that the perceived economic impact showed a negative association between the emotional factor and the total score in adaptation to change. Lastly, the emotional factor in adaptation to change operated as a protector from the effect that a setting with COVID-19 positive cases exerts on mental health.
Conclusions: Coping with COVID-19 requires strengthening the capacity for adaptation to changes generated in the setting, especially emotional, as it could contribute to improving the mental health of individuals, especially in those settings where they find and know a COVID-19 positive case.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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