01664nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001300054653001100067653002200078653003200100653002100132100002800153700002800181700003000209700002000239245009800259300001200357490000700369520101800376022001401394020001401408       2022                            d  c03/202210aCOVID-1910aStress10aCoping strategies10aPsychopathological distress10aEmotional health1 aFrancesc Maestre-Lorén1 aXavier López-i-Martín1 aJosé A. Castillo-Garayoa1 aMarco Cosentino00aStress and coping in times of pandemic: Longitudinal follow-up of a group of medical patients  a115-1210 v283 aThe Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health and medical care of patients with pre-existingconditions. We longitudinally evaluated perceived stress, psychological distress, and coping strategies in50 patients with medical diseases, finding that, 6 months after baseline evaluation, perceived stress andpsychological distress were increased, and that less use was made of active coping strategies. Age (youngerpatients), previous psychological problems, and altered medical treatments emerge as risk factors. Proactivedetection of psychopathological suffering is essential to prevent a parallel mental health pandemic fromunfolding. Covid-19 has had an impact on patients with medical diseases, expressed in increased psychologicalvulnerability that may interfere in their disease course. While telematic monitoring is an importantfactor in reducing impact, early detection of psychopathological symptoms is crucial to ensuring adherenceto treatments and to developing effective biopsychosocial approaches.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437