We included 211 economically active Brazilians with an average age of 37.07 (SD = 13.03). Most of them were women (72.98%), declared themselves as ‘white’ Latin Americans (74.88%), with higher education (55.50%), worked as technicians in their bachelor area (30.69%) or autonomously and informally (26.51%), 24.10% of the individuals received a health diagnosis associated with the pandemic, and 19.43% had a psychiatric diagnosis with previous pharmacological use. Approximately 24.88% experienced a wage reduction due to the pandemic, 61.61% declared to have adhered to social distancing, 39.81% lived directly with people suffering from the COVID-19 diagnosis, and 30.23% faced grief in the family or close friends due to the pandemic.
Focusing on participants’ self-perception of their mental health, 66.02% of the participants indicated phobia and avoidance of social situations, including their work, to fear becoming ill with COVID-19 during the pandemic. Nearly 38.75% reported feeling highly stressed about daily activities after the beginning of the pandemic. Approximately 36.84% stated that they were highly anxious with losses in their day-to-day duties due to the pandemic. Finally, 27.75% described losses in quality of life due to the pandemic, and 85.09% did not fully adapt to the new living and working conditions resulting from the pandemic.
Focusing on participants’ self-perception of their mental health, 66.02% of the participants indicated phobia and avoidance of social situations, including their work, to fear becoming ill with COVID-19 during the pandemic. Nearly 38.75% reported feeling highly stressed about daily activities after the beginning of the pandemic. Approximately 36.84% stated that they were highly anxious with losses in their day-to-day duties due to the pandemic. Finally, 27.75% described losses in quality of life due to the pandemic, and 85.09% did not fully adapt to the new living and working conditions resulting from the pandemic.
