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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0016-3813</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gaceta médica de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gac. Méd. Méx]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0016-3813</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Nacional de Medicina de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0016-38132020000400294</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/gmm.m20000399</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Symptoms of anxiety and depression and self-care behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in the general population]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Síntomas de ansiedad, depresión y conductas de autocuidado durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en la población general]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Galindo-Vázquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Oscar]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez-Orozco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mónica]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Costas-Muñiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rosario]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mendoza-Contreras]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Calderillo-Ruíz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Germán]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Meneses-García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Abelardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Cancerología Psycho-Oncology Department ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Faculty of Psychology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[New York ]]></addr-line>
<country>United States</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Cancerología Internal Medicine Sub-directorate ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Cancerología General Directorate ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>156</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>294</fpage>
<lpage>301</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0016-38132020000400294&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0016-38132020000400294&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0016-38132020000400294&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic can have important psychosocial consequences in the population.  Objective: To determine the levels anxiety and depression symptoms and self-care behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in the general population.  Method: Online survey distributed over three weeks using a non-probability sampling. The PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire, the GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale and a self-care behaviors visual analogue scale were used. Between-group (anxiety and depression) descriptive and comparison analyses were carried out.  Results: Out of 1508 included participants, 20.8 % had symptoms of severe anxiety, while 27.5 % showed symptoms of severe depression. Being a woman, being single, having no children, having medical comorbidities and a history of mental health care were associated with the presence of higher levels of anxiety and depression symptoms; 66 to 80 % of the population complied with self-care recommendations. A need for receiving mental health care was identified in our study population.  Conclusion: A larger number of individuals with moderate to severe anxiety and depression symptoms were observed than in other pandemics. COVID-19 pandemic psychological effects are considered an emerging public mental health problem, and implementation of programs for their care is therefore recommended.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: La pandemia por COVID-19 puede tener consecuencias psicosociales importantes en la población.  Objetivo: Determinar los niveles de síntomas de ansiedad, depresión y conductas de autocuidado durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en población general.  Método: Encuesta en línea distribuida durante tres semanas mediante muestreo no probabilístico. Se empleó el Cuestionario sobre la Salud del Paciente PHQ-9, la Escala del Trastorno de Ansiedad Generalizada GAD-7 y la Escala análoga visual de conductas de autocuidado. Se realizaron análisis descriptivos y de comparación entre los grupos con ansiedad y depresión.  Resultados: Se incluyeron 1508 participantes, 20.8 % presentó síntomas de ansiedad grave y 27.5 %, síntomas de depresión grave. Ser mujer, soltero(a) no tener hijos, presentar comorbilidad médica y antecedentes de atención a la salud mental estuvieron relacionados con la presencia de mayores niveles de síntomas de ansiedad y depresión; 66 a 80 % de la población cumplía con las recomendaciones de autocuidado. Se identificó la necesidad de recibir atención de salud mental.  Conclusión: Se observó mayor número de individuos con síntomas de ansiedad y depresión moderadas a graves que en otras pandemias. Los efectos psicológicos de la pandemia de COVID-19 se consideran un problema de salud mental pública emergente, por lo que se recomienda la implementación de programas para su atención.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Pandemic]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Depresión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Pandemia]]></kwd>
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