Trial reportRevista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)
Effective recommendations towards healthy routines to preserve mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trial report in Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Human social isolation and stress: a systematic review of different contexts and recommendations for future studies.Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring Perceived Changes to Mental Health When Restricting and Resuming Specific Adaptive Daily Actions: Longitudinal Qualitative Substudy Within a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2026Trial
- Assessing anxiety symptoms and Traumatic Event Scale scores among medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia: a descriptive cohort study in Bogotá.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Impact of closed management on gastrointestinal function and mental health of Chinese university students during COVID-19.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Sense of coherence and social support as predictors of mental health during COVID-19 pandemic.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2023Article
- Is the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire sufficiently sensitive to detect clinical risk of suicide in essential workers seeking emotional support during the COVID-19 pandemic?Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the adherence to a set of evidence-based recommendations to support mental health during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its association with depressive and anxiety symptoms.
methodsA team of health workers and researchers prepared the recommendations, formatted into three volumes (1: COVID-19 prevention; 2: Healthy habits; 3: Biological clock and sleep). Participants were randomized to receive only Volume 1 (control), Volumes 1 and 2, Volumes 1 and 3, or all volumes. We used a convenience sample of Portuguese-speaking participants over age 18 years. An online survey consisting of sociodemographic and behavioral questionnaires and mental health instruments (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9] and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 [GAD-7]) was administered. At 14 and 28 days later, participants were invited to complete follow-up surveys, which also included questions regarding adherence to the recommendations. A total of 409 participants completed the study - mostly young adult women holding university degrees.
resultsThe set of recommendations contained in Volumes 2 and 3 was effective in protecting mental health, as suggested by significant associations of adherence with PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores (reflecting anxiety and depression symptoms, respectively).
conclusionThe recommendations developed in this study could be useful to prevent negative mental health effects in the context of the pandemic and beyond.
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