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Revista de Neuro-Psiquiatría
Print version ISSN 0034-8597
Abstract
VIRTO-FARFAN, Hesed et al. Associated factors with anxiety during social isolation by COVID-19 in University Students, Cusco-Perú. Rev Neuropsiquiatr [online]. 2023, vol.86, n.3, pp.199-213. Epub Nov 03, 2023. ISSN 0034-8597. http://dx.doi.org/10.20453/rnp.v86i3-1.4974.
Adapting to a different routine has a psychological cost with alterations in response capacity, predisposing people to develop pathologies related to anxiety.
Objectives:
To determine the association between the factors of the media, psychosomatic, health history, socioeconomic, coping, behaviors towards isolation and anxiety during quarantine by COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2) in university students.
Material and Methods:
Analytical observational study, using a “Snowball” strategy; 436 responses were collected through an online survey. The instrument used was a questionnaire containing sociodemographic data, epidemiological data referring to the disease (Covid-19) and DASS-21. Anxiety was considered as a dependent variable, and as variables independent the media, health history, socioeconomic status, coping, and finally, isolation behaviors.
Results:
It consisted of 436 participants, where 58.5% presented anxiety.
Conclusions
: We found higher levels than the national average prior to the pandemic and higher in comparison to other studies and reviews on anxiety.
Keywords : Anxiety; depression; stress; medical student.
