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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Barros, Marilisa Berti de Azevedo
• Lima, Margareth Guimarães
• Malta, Deborah Carvalho
• Szwarcwald, Célia Landmann
• Azevedo, Renata Cruz Soares de
• Romero, Dalia
• Souza Júnior, Paulo Roberto Borges de
• Azevedo, Luis Otávio
• Machado, Ísis Eloah
• Damacena, Giseli Nogueira
• Gomes, Crizian Saar
• Werneck, André de Oliveira
• Silva, Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da
• Pina, Maria de Fátima de
• Gracie, Renata

Titel

Report on sadness/depression, nervousness/anxiety and sleep problems in the Brazilian adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ist Teil von

• Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde, 2020, Vol.29 (4), p.e2020427-e2020427

Ort / Verlag

Brazil

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To analyze the frequency of sadness, nervousness, and sleep disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, identifying the most affected demographic segments. This was a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire answered by adults and elderly people to collect information on living conditions, health and health-related behaviors. Prevalence rates and prevalence ratios adjusted for age and sex were estimated. The data on 45,161 Brazilian respondents showed that during the pandemic 40.4% (95%CI 39.0;41.8) frequently felt sad or depressed and 52.6% (95%CI 51.2;54.1) frequently felt anxious or nervous; 43.5% (95%CI 41.8;45.3) reported the onset of sleep problems and 48.0% (95%CI 45.6;50.5) had a prior sleep problem that had become worse. Frequent sadness and nervousness, as well as change in sleep patterns were higher in young adults, women and those with a history of depression. The high prevalence found indicates the need to guarantee the provision of services for mental health and quality of sleep that are adapted to the pandemic context.