Estudo da qualidade de vida, saúde mental e infecção da Covid 19: um estudo de base populacional e revisão de literatura

Abstract

In December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO), signaled that China registered a pneumonia caused by a new virus, the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and this affected the social and psychological life of the world population. We know that the situations to which we are exposed have a direct and/or indirect influence on our mental condition. And in the context of the pandemic, the necessary changes have significantly impacted the mental and physical health and quality of life of the population. Within this context, the objective of the present study was to analyze the quality of life of the adults of Vitória da Conquista/Bahia in the pre-pandemic period and to analyze the presence of mental disorders and neurodegenerative diseases during the Covid-19 pandemic in the world population, focusing on obese and elderly people. This is a cross-sectional observational analytical study, in adults aged 19 to 59 years, living in the city of Vitória da Conquista/Bahia. It is a literature review, in electronic databases, with the purpose of analyzing the presence of mental disorders and neurodegenerative diseases during the Covid-19 pandemic in the world population, focusing on obese and elderly people. The Whoqol was used to analyze QL, and statistically relevant data were found, especially in the social relations domain, for single, female adults aged 19- 39 years, of social class C and D. Based on the literature, the pandemic caused mental disorders to worsen, besides bringing new issues. It was noticed, that these measures when prolonged, impacted mental health, and reached a variety of public, increasing the rate of anxiety, depression, and stress in the population. Besides contributing to neurological manifestations, especially in those patients with severe infections, as they may have contributed to their death.