Salud mental en tiempo de pandemia
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2024-05-09
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En 2019, el mundo entero se paralizaba debido a la aparición de una nueva enfermedad provocada por el virus SARS-CoV-2 o más conocido como COVID19. Apareció por primera vez en la localidad de Wuhan, China, y se extendió por todo el mundo, declarándose el brote como Emergencia de Salud Pública de Preocupación Internacional por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) en enero de 2020 y posteriormente como pandemia en marzo de ese mismo año, lo que hizo que se impusieran medidas estrictas para prevenir la transmisión, entre ellas, el confinamiento en el hogar. Las reacciones psicológicas que se suelen tener ante una pandemia de tal calibre suelen ser de forma aguda, pero también pueden ser crónicas, es decir, a largo plazo. (Taylor, 2019) Todas estas reacciones dependen de las características individuales de la persona, como por ejemplo, la intolerancia a la incertidumbre o la propensión a la ansiedad (Taylor, 2019). Este estrés emocional supone la aparición de consecuencias psicológicas que incrementan la probabilidad de que aparezcan otras enfermedades, las cuales pueden llegar a ser interpretadas de forma errónea y pueden ser ignoradas (Asmundson y Taylor, 2020)
In 2019, the entire world came to a standstill due to the emergence of a new disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, more commonly known as COVID-19. It first appeared in Wuhan, China, and spread globally. The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) in January 2020 and subsequently a pandemic in March of that same year, leading to the implementation of strict measures to prevent transmission, including stay-at-home orders. Psychological reactions to a pandemic of this magnitude are often acute, but they can also be chronic, meaning long-term. (Taylor, 2019) All of these reactions depend on individual characteristics, such as intolerance of uncertainty or a predisposition to anxiety (Taylor, 2019). This emotional stress leads to the appearance of psychological consequences that increase the likelihood of other illnesses, which can be misinterpreted and ignored (Asmundson and Taylor, 2020)
In 2019, the entire world came to a standstill due to the emergence of a new disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, more commonly known as COVID-19. It first appeared in Wuhan, China, and spread globally. The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) in January 2020 and subsequently a pandemic in March of that same year, leading to the implementation of strict measures to prevent transmission, including stay-at-home orders. Psychological reactions to a pandemic of this magnitude are often acute, but they can also be chronic, meaning long-term. (Taylor, 2019) All of these reactions depend on individual characteristics, such as intolerance of uncertainty or a predisposition to anxiety (Taylor, 2019). This emotional stress leads to the appearance of psychological consequences that increase the likelihood of other illnesses, which can be misinterpreted and ignored (Asmundson and Taylor, 2020)
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Enfermería, Nursing