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Revista Cubana de Salud Pública 2022; 48 (4)

Pandemic fatigue as psychological sequel of COVID-19 in Matanzas province, Cuba

Garces GMJ, Alonso TL, Sarabia AEC, Fernández TG, Quintero APE

Language: Spanish
References: 18
Page: 1-20
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: The prolonged nature of the current pandemic means that people have to adopt a different style of coping than assumed at the beginning, and as a result it can be fatigue and demotivation.
Objective: To characterize the manifestations of pandemic fatigue in the population of the town of Santa Marta, Matanzas province.
Methods: A descriptive observational cross-sectional study was conducted from May 7 to 10, 2021 in 105 members of 51 randomly selected families from the Family Doctor´s Office #27 in the town of Santa Marta. The variables were grouped into socio-demographic, clinical and related to the characteristics of pandemic fatigue explored through a survey. The data was stored and processed in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
Results: 38.1 % were in the age group 46-59 years of age; 36.2% of the population has made trips at least once; 22.9% reported having sporadic problems of coexistence; 78.1% have felt concern for the health of all members of their family; 40% experienced sudden changes in their mood and 28.6% did not perform physical or didactic activities.
Conclusions: Pandemic fatigue manifested itself in the population studied through the presence of psychological stress, neglect of hygienic-sanitary measures, misinformation about the epidemiological situation and other symptoms of attrition.


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