TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Loneliness and depression among women in poland during the CoViD-19 pandemic
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Idzik, Anna
A1  - Leńczuk-Gruba, Anna
A1  - Kobos, Ewa
A1  - Pietrzak, Mariola
A1  - Dziedzic, Beata
SP  - e10698
EP  - e10698
VL  - 18
IS  - 20
N2  - BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many changes in the functioning of people all over the world in a short period of time. According to a WHO report (2020), it is women who are at a particular risk of the negative effects of the pandemic, especially in terms of mental health. AIM OF STUDY: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of anxiety, depression, irritability, and loneliness among adult women during the COVID-19 pandemic. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted on a representative sample of women in Poland (n = 452). The data were collected using the HADS-M scale and the R-UCLA scale. <br><br>RESULTS: A low level of loneliness was found in 37.3% of the women, moderate in 38.9%, moderately high in 22.3% and very high in 1.3% of women. Self-rating of physical and mental health was significantly positively correlated with anxiety, depression, and irritability in HADS-M, and loneliness in R-UCLA. As the severity of loneliness increased, so did Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores on all subscales (p < 0.001). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The study group presented with mental well-being disorders in the form of anxiety and depression. Two in three women experienced loneliness.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010698
ID  - ref1
ER  -