Anxiety and Depression in the Initial Stage of the COVID-19 Outbreak in a Portuguese Sample: Exploratory Study.
Helena Maria Guerreiro JoséCláudia OliveiraEmília Isabel Martins Teixeira da CostaFilomena Adelaide Sabino de MatosEusébio PachecoFilipe NaveOlga Maria Martins de Sousa ValentimLuis Manuel Mota SousaPublished in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
The prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms were substantially higher than those previously found for the Portuguese population and when compared with other countries during the pandemic. Younger individuals, female, with chronic illness and medicated, were more vulnerable to depressive and anxious symptoms. In contrast, participants who maintained frequent levels of physical activity during confinement had their mental health protected.