Psychological Impact of the Pandemic on Ambulatory Cardiometabolic Patients Without Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. The CorCOVID Latam Psy Study

Curr Probl Cardiol. 2021 Apr;46(4):100737. doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2020.100737. Epub 2020 Nov 2.

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic's mental health consequences remain unknown.

Aim: To assess the mental health status of ambulatory cardiometabolic patients during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Spanish speaking Latin American countries.

Methods: Cardiometabolic patients without COVID-19 evidence in 13 Latin American countries answered a survey between June 15th and July 15th, 2020. The Diagnosis Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition was used to identify the presence of major depressive symptoms.

Results: The sample included 4216 patients, 1590 (37.71%; IC95% 36.24-39.19) were considered suffering major depression. Female gender, consuming ≥5 medications day, physical activity <100 minutes weekly, low fruits and vegetables intake, poor treatment adherence, reduced food consumption were independently associated to the presence of major depressive symptoms.

Conclusions: The CorCOVID Latam Psy study showed that one-third of the Latin American Spanish speaking population is suffering from major depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 outbreak.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • COVID-19*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / psychology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / epidemiology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / psychology
  • Depression / epidemiology*
  • Depression / psychology
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / epidemiology*
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / psychology
  • Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology*
  • Diabetes Mellitus / psychology
  • Diet / statistics & numerical data
  • Dyslipidemias / epidemiology
  • Dyslipidemias / psychology
  • Eating
  • Exercise / psychology
  • Female
  • Fruit
  • Heart Failure / epidemiology
  • Heart Failure / psychology
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / epidemiology
  • Hypertension / psychology
  • Latin America / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Mental Health
  • Metabolic Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Metabolic Syndrome / psychology
  • Middle Aged
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Sex Factors
  • Stroke / epidemiology
  • Stroke / psychology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Treatment Adherence and Compliance / psychology
  • Treatment Adherence and Compliance / statistics & numerical data
  • Vegetables