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Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Migrants in Chile

NCT04497636 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1092

Last updated 2021-11-16

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Summary

The mental health of a representative sample of immigrants residing in Santiago, Chile (STRING cohort) was assessed nine months prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (T0). Evidence suggests that social isolation affects mental health by increasing symptoms of anxiety and depression. One of the main components of the current COVID-19 pandemic is the social isolation imposed on the population. This study seeks to explore the short (T1) and long-term (T2) effects of the pandemic on the psychological wellbeing of the cohort.

Specific aims are to

1. Describe the variations in the levels of mental health problems (i.e. symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, sleep difficulties) and wellbeing of immigrants during the first (T1) and second follow-up (T2)
2. Calculate the short (T1) and long-term (T2) effects of social isolation on the levels of mental health problems of the immigrant population, and
3. Identify risk / protective factors associated with a short (T1) and long-term (T2) increase in mental health problems

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico, Chile

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Antonia Errazuriz, PhD · Universidad Catolica de Chile

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-07-03
Primary Completion
2021-04-18
Completion
2021-04-18

Countries

  • Chile

Study Locations

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