COVID‐19 infection: Positive mental health, psychological vulnerability and sex: Cross‐sectional study

Almeida, Cláudia; Novo, André; Lluch-Canut, Teresa; Ferré-Grau, Carme; Sequeira, Carlos

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COVID‐19 infection: Positive mental health, psychological vulnerability and sex: Cross‐sectional study

2023Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Almeida, Cláudia
dc.contributor.author	Novo, André
dc.contributor.author	Lluch-Canut, Teresa
dc.contributor.author	Ferré-Grau, Carme
dc.contributor.author	Sequeira, Carlos
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-17T12:21:57Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-17T12:21:57Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.description.abstract	Since mid-March 2020, a state of emergency was decreed in Portugal due to the COVID-19 pandemic and, consequently, measures were implemented to protect public health, such as social isolation, which will certainly have a notable impact on the mental health of the population, especially in the most vulnerable groups. Positive Mental Health (PMH) is essential to deal with adversity, in this case with the pandemic, and to live better and with greater satisfaction. We consider it relevant to investigate how PMH was used as a resource to deal with the pandemic, depending on the level of vulnerability and sex. A, cross-sectional study was carried out whose the aim was to evaluate the levels of PMH and psychological vulnerability in people with COVOD-19 infection and analyze the association between PMH and psychological vulnerability among men and women. Methods The instruments used were a sociodemographic characterization questionnaire, the Positive Mental Health Questionnaire, and the Psychological Vulnerability Scale (PVS), that were sent and filled out online. A quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational study was carried out. Results After analyzing the results, it was found that approximately 50.4% of the respondents (n = 387) had global PMH values that place them in quartile 50. There was also a statistically significant difference between female and male PMH, with women showing greater psychological vulnerability and lower overall PMH. Conclusions We conclude that the women present a greater psychological vulnerability and a lower level of PMH when compared to men. Relevance to clinical practice Considering the study's statistically significant results, when we talk about mental health, we should always consider the sex variable as a vulnerability factor, in a pandemic or non-pandemic phase.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Almeida, Cláudia; Novo, André ; Lluch-Canut, Teresa; Ferré-Grau, Carme ; Sequeira, Carlos (2023). COVID‐19 infection: positive mental health, psychological vulnerability and sex: cross‐sectional study. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. ISSN 1547-5069. 55:1. p. 123-130	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/jnu.12826	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	1547-5069
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10198/26014
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	WILEY	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Pandemic	pt_PT
dc.subject	Positive mental health	pt_PT
dc.subject	Psychological vulnerability	pt_PT
dc.subject	Sex	pt_PT
dc.title	COVID‐19 infection: Positive mental health, psychological vulnerability and sex: Cross‐sectional study	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.endPage	130	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	123	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Journal of Nursing Scholarship	pt_PT
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