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Delgado, L., Mendoza, V. (2022). Asociación entre el apoyo social percibido y el nivel de ansiedad por el COVID-19 en estudiantes universitarios de Ciencias de la Salud mayores de 18 años de Lima - Perú en el 2021 [Tesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/659440
Delgado, L., Mendoza, V. Asociación entre el apoyo social percibido y el nivel de ansiedad por el COVID-19 en estudiantes universitarios de Ciencias de la Salud mayores de 18 años de Lima - Perú en el 2021 [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/659440
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title = "Asociación entre el apoyo social percibido y el nivel de ansiedad por el COVID-19 en estudiantes universitarios de Ciencias de la Salud mayores de 18 años de Lima - Perú en el 2021",
author = "Mendoza Forttini, Vanessa Alessandra",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2022"
}
Background. The disease by coronavirus 2019 (known as COVID-19) has displayed a rapid transmission and having various effects in different aspects of society and daily life. Therefore, it has become a highly stressful event which can elicit anxiety in people. The latter, in the form of Coronavirus anxiety, can have a negative impact in physical and psychological wellbeing. In this context, social support is an effective tool to help overcome these situations. Methods. A cross-sectional study was performed in which 242 students from various universities who were enrolled at the Faculty of Human Sciences participated. Information was retrieved through a self-reported online Google Forms format. The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) were used to evaluate coronavirus anxiety and perceived social support, respectively. Results. The median total score for the MSPSS was 5,5 (ICR: 5,3-6,1) and CAS was 0 (ICR: 0-4). There was a negative correlation between coronavirus anxiety and perceived social support (Spearman’s Rho=-0,245, p<0,001). Multivariate analysis showed having a higher MPSS overall score by a single point score reduces the CAS score by 2,64 points (CI: 95%: -3,19 - -2,09; p<0,001). Furthermore, being a woman, a second or seventh-year student (β = 3,83, p=0,027 ; β = 3,65, p=0,047) and having lost a relative due to COVID-19 increased anxiety levels (β = 1,87, p=0,023). Conclusions. There is an inverse relationship between perceived social support levels and COVID-19 anxiety. Further studies are needed to establish causal relationships and develop interventions to reinforce perceived social support in this population subset.
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