Psychological Distress of University Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Fernanda Barcellos SerraltaChris Evans

Abstract

The study aimed to explore mental distress during COVID-19 quarantine in a sample of university workers in Brazil. The survey included sets of questions about demographics, health, and support, an open question about major concerns, and the Clinical Outcome Routine Evaluation (CORE-OM), a measure of mental distress. A total of 407 professionals, mean age 40, SD 11.2, fulfilling social distancing (99%) participated in the study. Participants were mostly female (67.8%) and married (64.8%). Using the Consensual Qualitative Research process for simple qualitative data (CQR-M), the main areas of concern were grouped into six domains, as follows: work, health, isolation, personal life and routine, social environment, and future. Many responses were multiple. They form categories indicating specific concerns within these domains. Quantitative data were analyzed by identifying the simple effects of potential predictors of mental distress. The results indicated medium effects of help with household chores (η2 = 0.06, 95% confidence interval (CI) (0.022-0.095)), psychiatric treatment (η2 = 0.06, CI (0.030-0.110)), age (η2 = 0.12, CI (0.070-0.170)), and physical exercise (η2 = 0.12, CI (0.079-0.180)). Having someone available to listen wa...Continue Reading

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