COVID-19 vaccine: psychological impact in a Portuguese sample

Patrícia Batista; Blezi Meneses; Ana Beatriz-Vaz; Anabela Pereira; Patrícia Oliveira-Silva

doi:10.5020/18061230.2023.14049

COVID-19 vaccine: psychological impact in a Portuguese sample

Título traduzido da contribuição: Vacina COVID-19: impacto psicológico numa amostra portuguesa

Patrícia Batista
, Blezi Meneses
, Ana Beatriz-Vaz
, Anabela Pereira
, Patrícia Oliveira-Silva

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Objetivo: O presente estudo procurou avaliar os níveis de ansiedade associados ao processo de vacinação COVID-19 numa amostra portuguesa. Métodos: Foi desenvolvido um estudo transversal, com 921 participantes que preencheram um questionário online. O questionário de auto-relato era constituído por perguntas do Âmbito sociodemográfico, itens da escala de transtorno de ansiedade (GAD-7) e perguntas gerais sobre ansiedade percebida. Este estudo foi realizado em Portugal, entre outubro e Dezembro de 2020. Todos os participantes apresentaram o seu consentimento voluntário e informado para participar no estudo. Resultados: A maioria dos participantes relatou sintomas de ansiedade leves a graves. Os níveis de ansiedade relatados foram semelhantes em termos de ansiedade geral sentida em relação à doença e ansiedade associada à disponibilidade e eficácia de uma vacina. Os níveis mais altos de ansiedade foram relatados durante o período entre Outubro e Dezembro, em que 59.6% dos participantes reportaram sintomas de ansiedade geral “muito/extremamente elevados” e 39.1% foram da mesma opinião relativamente aos sintomas de ansiedade em relação à vacina COVID-19. Verificou-se uma correlação positiva entre o score de ansiedade (GAD-7) e o nível de ansiedade relacionado com a disponibilização de vacinas (P1, rs =.18, p = <.001, P2, rs =.27, p = <.001 e P3, rs =.31, p = <.001). Conclusão: Este estudo apresentou uma prevalência moderada de sintomas de ansiedade generalizada sobre as vacinas COVID-19, numa amostra portuguesa, com tendência a aumentar quando se aborda a tomada de decisão sobre vacinação. Portanto, garantir a informação da população sobre as vacinas COVID-19, pode reduzir a ansiedade, melhorar o comportamento, saúde/bem-estar e a tomada de decisão.

Título traduzido da contribuição	Vacina COVID-19: impacto psicológico numa amostra portuguesa
Idioma original	English
Páginas (de-até)	1-10
Número de páginas	10
Revista	Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
Volume	36
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5020/18061230.2023.14049
Estado da publicação	Publicado - 27 jul. 2023

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Keywords

COVID-19
Vacina
Ansiedade
Saúde mental

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Dias, P. (Professor Auxiliar), Matos, R. (Professor Associado), Carvalho, M. C. (Professor Auxiliar), Peixtoto, C. E. (Investigador), Pires, C. V. (Investigador), Carneiro, A. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Ribeiro, L. M. (Professor Auxiliar), Barbosa, M. (Professor Auxiliar), Martins, F. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Moreno, A. (Investigador), Costa, M. (Investigador), Andrade, A. (Professor Auxiliar), Fonseca, A. M. (Professor Associado), Silva, A. (Investigador), Gaspar, A. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Machado, B. C. (Professor Auxiliar), Morais, C. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Ribeiro, C. (Professor Auxiliar), Ribeiro, C. (Professor Auxiliar), Palmeirão, C. (Professor Auxiliar), Mesquita, D. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Soares, D. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Veiga, E. (Professor Auxiliar), Palha, F. (Professor Auxiliar), Sobral, F. (Professor Auxiliar), Cabral, I. (Professor Auxiliar), Baptista, I. (Professor Associado), Pinto, J. C. (Professor Auxiliar), Azevedo, J. (Professor Catedrático), Machado, J. (Investigador), Lagarto, J. R. (Investigador), Alves, J. M. (Professor Associado Convidado), Ribeiro, L. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Campos, L. (Professor Auxiliar), Orvalho, L. (Investigador), Veríssimo, L. (Professor Auxiliar), Roldão, M. D. C. (Investigador), Xavier, M. R. (Professor Auxiliar), Negrão, M. (Professor Auxiliar), Carvalho, M. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Oliveira, M. (Professor Adjunto), Batista, P. (Doutorado Contratado), Oliveira-Silva, P. (Professor Auxiliar), Pereira, P. (Professor Auxiliar), Serrão, R. (Investigador), Lima, V. S. (Professor Auxiliar), Ribeiro, P. (PI) & Rocha, M. M. M. (PI)
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