Anxiety, Perceived Stress, and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Population Estimates of Persons Presenting to a General Practitioner in Romania

Facing the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals are experiencing severe mental distress. Thus, during the last year, drastic changes occurred in everyday life of every human being. Following social distancing and economic insecurity, significant increases in mental health concerns (loneliness, anxiety, de...

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Autores principales:	Tiberiu Constantin Ionescu, Bogdana Ioana Fetecau, Voicu Boscaiu, Catalina Tudose
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Materias:	anxiety perceived stress resilience COVID-19 pandemic general practitioner Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1910422b47a84efe8800e19d870c4c7a2021-11-25T16:59:19ZAnxiety, Perceived Stress, and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Population Estimates of Persons Presenting to a General Practitioner in Romania10.3390/brainsci111115412076-3425https://doaj.org/article/1910422b47a84efe8800e19d870c4c7a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/11/1541https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3425Facing the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals are experiencing severe mental distress. Thus, during the last year, drastic changes occurred in everyday life of every human being. Following social distancing and economic insecurity, significant increases in mental health concerns (loneliness, anxiety, depression, or insomnia) have developed. The objective of this study was to explore the anxiety, perceived stress, and resilience in a population presenting at the general practitioner, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected between February and April 2021 and 440 individuals who presented to the general practitioner were evaluated. Concerning anxiety level, almost half of the respondents (49,3%, N = 217) scored above the threshold value on the anxiety scale (mild intensity 38.6%, moderate intensity 9.9%, severe intensity 0.8%). Having a low level of resilience, as well as experiencing a high level of stress, are both predictive of the occurrence of high anxiety (<i>p</i> < 0.001, r = −0.551 and <i>p</i> < 0.001, r = 0.622, respectively). Furthermore, resilience is negatively related to perceived stress (<i>p</i> < 0.001, r = −0.676). It is critical in the current crisis to recognize those at risk of developing mental illnesses, taking into consideration the various socioeconomic classes, as well as to maintain and improve the general public’s mental health using appropriate psychological interventions.Tiberiu Constantin IonescuBogdana Ioana FetecauVoicu BoscaiuCatalina TudoseMDPI AGarticleanxietyperceived stressresilienceCOVID-19pandemicgeneral practitionerNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENBrain Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 1541, p 1541 (2021)
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spellingShingle	anxiety perceived stress resilience COVID-19 pandemic general practitioner Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Tiberiu Constantin Ionescu Bogdana Ioana Fetecau Voicu Boscaiu Catalina Tudose Anxiety, Perceived Stress, and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Population Estimates of Persons Presenting to a General Practitioner in Romania
description	Facing the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals are experiencing severe mental distress. Thus, during the last year, drastic changes occurred in everyday life of every human being. Following social distancing and economic insecurity, significant increases in mental health concerns (loneliness, anxiety, depression, or insomnia) have developed. The objective of this study was to explore the anxiety, perceived stress, and resilience in a population presenting at the general practitioner, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected between February and April 2021 and 440 individuals who presented to the general practitioner were evaluated. Concerning anxiety level, almost half of the respondents (49,3%, N = 217) scored above the threshold value on the anxiety scale (mild intensity 38.6%, moderate intensity 9.9%, severe intensity 0.8%). Having a low level of resilience, as well as experiencing a high level of stress, are both predictive of the occurrence of high anxiety (<i>p</i> < 0.001, r = −0.551 and <i>p</i> < 0.001, r = 0.622, respectively). Furthermore, resilience is negatively related to perceived stress (<i>p</i> < 0.001, r = −0.676). It is critical in the current crisis to recognize those at risk of developing mental illnesses, taking into consideration the various socioeconomic classes, as well as to maintain and improve the general public’s mental health using appropriate psychological interventions.
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author	Tiberiu Constantin Ionescu Bogdana Ioana Fetecau Voicu Boscaiu Catalina Tudose
author_facet	Tiberiu Constantin Ionescu Bogdana Ioana Fetecau Voicu Boscaiu Catalina Tudose
author_sort	Tiberiu Constantin Ionescu
title	Anxiety, Perceived Stress, and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Population Estimates of Persons Presenting to a General Practitioner in Romania
title_short	Anxiety, Perceived Stress, and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Population Estimates of Persons Presenting to a General Practitioner in Romania
title_full	Anxiety, Perceived Stress, and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Population Estimates of Persons Presenting to a General Practitioner in Romania
title_fullStr	Anxiety, Perceived Stress, and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Population Estimates of Persons Presenting to a General Practitioner in Romania
title_full_unstemmed	Anxiety, Perceived Stress, and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Population Estimates of Persons Presenting to a General Practitioner in Romania
title_sort	anxiety, perceived stress, and resilience during the covid-19 pandemic: population estimates of persons presenting to a general practitioner in romania
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/1910422b47a84efe8800e19d870c4c7a
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Anxiety, Perceived Stress, and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Population Estimates of Persons Presenting to a General Practitioner in Romania

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