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. 2021 Nov 26;11(11):e052140. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052140

Table 5.

Conditions statistically associated with the mental health score results

Factors: Statistically associated with:
Depression index Anxiety index Stress index PTSD index Evitation index Intrusion index Hyperarousal index
Risk P value P value P value P value P value P value P value
Women 0.019 0.003 0.000 0.007 0.034 0.027
<42 years 0.008
Caregivers 0.002 0.039 0.006 0.050
Adults with higher perception of the difficulty of quarantine for children and the whole family (score on a 10-point scale) versus 0 0.041 0.032 0.022
Living in a middle to high density population town 0.031
Living in a shared apartment/house 0.006
Living in a rented room 0.039
Declaring to be homeless 0.044
High deprivation index (>10) 0.015
Going to work because job in essential services 0.011
Being a healthcare worker and being afraid of attending to patients with COVID-19 0.017 0.023
Having been in contact with a patient with COVID-19 0.006 0.038
Having had symptoms compatible with COVID-19 0.021 0.002 0.008
Having used all healthcare resources put in place in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic 0.039 0.008 0.007 0.011
Afraid (of getting infected, infecting others and going shopping) 0.000 0.036 0.000 0.003 0.012 0.006
Having increased consumption of at least one substance 0.006 0.008
Using three media to get information about COVID-19 0.033
Protection P value P value P value P value P value P value P value
>61 years 0.006 0.05
Being married 0.007
Being a widow 0.020 0.011
Having a qualified job 0.008
Having a PhD 0.019 0.010 0.031
Feeling well 0.045 0.037

PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.