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. 2020 Sep;28(9):993-998.
doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.05.022. Epub 2020 May 31.

Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in People Aged Over 60 in the COVID-19 Outbreak in a Sample Collected in Northern Spain

Maitane Picaza Gorrochategi  1 , Amaia Eiguren Munitis  1 , Maria Dosil Santamaria  1 , Naiara Ozamiz Etxebarria  2
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Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in People Aged Over 60 in the COVID-19 Outbreak in a Sample Collected in Northern Spain

Maitane Picaza Gorrochategi et al. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: This study examines the levels of stress, anxiety, and depression in people over 60 years of age at the time of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Design: The study used an exploratory-descriptive cross-sectional methodology. The resulting responses were analyzed using SPSS v.25 PARTICIPANTS: Participants (N = 290) were aged 60 years and above.

Setting: The study was carried out in the Basque Country (North of Spain).

Measurements: Stress, anxiety, and depression were measured using the Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 (DASS-21) RESULTS: Most of the participants did not report levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Among participants age 66 and above and those with chronic illness, a proportion reported experiencing one, two or all three of these symptoms.

Keywords: COVID-19; Old age; anxiety; depression; stress.

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