Psychological distress during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador: Cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effects of the COVID 19 pandemic on the mental health of citizens from Asia, Europe, or North America begin to be known, but there are fewer publications on its effects in Latin American countries. In this study, its impact in Ecuador is described, with data collected during the first phase of the pandemic. The objective of this study was to analyse the level of psychological distress in the population of Ecuador during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods and findings

Cross-sectional observational study. The questionnaires were collected through an online self-developed questionnaire, between April 2 and May 17, 2020, using the non-probabilistic sampling methodology: snowball method. The variables considered were sociodemographic variables, physi

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Salgado J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8457473 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature