Religiosity and mental health in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.17058/rips.v6i3.17989Keywords:
Covid-19, Mental Health, Religion and MedicineAbstract
Introduction: the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the lives of many people and its clinical and social effects are still being perceived. In addition to the disease, economic, political and cultural factors were transformed, especially as a result of spatial control practices performed during the most critical moments of the health emergency. In this context, religiosity emerged as a dynamic capable of influencing mental health indices. According to studies, in several countries there have been religious manifestations associated with health care, with the aim of promoting support for their adherents. Objective: to relate socioeconomic data to religiosity and quality of life scores, fear of Covid-19 and depressive symptoms during the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil. Method: cross-sectional study, carried out through an online questionnaire, aiming to form a “snowball” sampling in Brazilian territory. Socioeconomic profile questionnaires, fear scale of Covid-19, religiosity and quality of life were applied. Data analysis was quantitative and qualitative, analyzing absolute and percentage data in thematic analysis modality, from the intersection of the results of each questionnaire and theoretical support. Results: 226 valid responses were obtained, from 11 Brazilian states, mostly from -declared white women, under 50 years of age, with family income above R$ 5,000.00 per month, with aself high prevalence of religiosity. There were low scores on the fear scale and a high prevalence of depressive symptoms. Conclusion: The present work demonstrated high adherence to religiosity and a strong correlation between religiosity and quality of life, but a low relationship between the exercise of beliefs and mental health in the face of waves of Covid-19. Still, high scores were detected referring to depressive-anxious symptoms, which suggests that, among the researched subjects, religiosity did not interfere significantly in the context of mental health.
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