TY - JOUR
KW - COVID-19
KW - Stress
KW - Coping strategies
KW - Psychopathological distress
KW - Emotional health
AU - Francesc Maestre-Lorén
AU - Xavier López-i-Martín
AU - José A. Castillo-Garayoa
AU - Marco Cosentino
AB - The 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.
IS - 2
M3 - Journal Article
N2 - The 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.
PY - 2022
SN - 2174-0437/1134-7937
SP - 115
EP - 121
T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés
TI - Stress and coping in times of pandemic: Longitudinal follow-up of a group of medical patients
VL - 28
ER -