https://www.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/issue/feed 2025-01-14T11:44:32-06:00 Adrián Murillo González revista.ccp@ucr.ac.cr Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Población y Salud en Mesoamérica </strong>is an academic electronic journal, published biannually and of continued publication by the Centro Centroamericano de Población and whose publisher is the University of Costa Rica. The <strong>main objective</strong> of this publication is the dissemination of research on population from demographic perspective, and public health. This journal is <a href="https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/about">registered and indexed</a> in important international indexes. E-mail contact: <a href="https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/management/settings/context/mailto:revista.ccp@ucr.ac.cr">revista.ccp@ucr.ac.cr</a></p> <p><strong>URL OAI-PMH:</strong> <a href="https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/management/settings/context//index.php/psm/oai">https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/oai</a></p> https://www.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/article/view/59398 2024-04-02T05:44:03-06:00 Luisa Angelucci Bastidas langeluc@ucab.edu.ve José Eduardo Rondón Bernard bernard85@gmail.com

<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> It is estimated that a significant percentage of people who have suffered from COVID-19 may continue to experience physical symptoms and psychological health sequels. There are different psychosocial factors that could potentially explain and predict the health of COVID-19 survivors. In this sense, the aim of this study was to explore how gender, age, educational level, loss of close relatives due to the disease, oxygen assistance, post-COVID-19 chronic disease diagnosis, and the physical and psychological difficulties suffered, affect the psychological health of people having suffered from COVID-19. <strong>Method</strong>: A prospective single-group study was implemented, and a participation of 419 individuals was registered, of both sexes, selected via a purposive sampling. Two instruments were administered: The Goldberg General Health Questionnaire, to measure social dysfunction, anxiety and depression; and a second instrument designed for this research, to evaluate sociodemographic, and disease-related variables. <strong>Results:</strong> The model explaining the greatest percentage of variance is one of social dysfunction (16 %), compared to another one of anxiety and depression (14 %). On the other hand, being female (B = -.15; B = -.22), younger (B = -.28; B = -.16), and having physical (B = .17; B = .14) or psychological (B = .2; B = .13) difficulties, seems to predict higher levels of social dysfunction and of anxiety and depression. Post-COVID-19 chronic illness diagnosis (B = .11) predicts only the levels of anxiety and depression. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Considering the results, it is recommended to design psychosocial programs aimed at addressing the psychological health of individuals having suffered from COVID-19. Results of the study shall be analyzed considering sampling limitations.</p>

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