Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown in Northern Spain, 976 Adults

976 adults in Spain's Basque Country were surveyed for stress, anxiety, and depression levels in March 2020. The study, led by Naiara Ozamiz-Etxebarria from the University of the Basque Country, used the DASS scale to measure symptoms according to age, comorbidity, and confinement status. It found younger individuals with chronic diseases reported more symptoms, and levels increased after the stay-at-home order was issued.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between age and psychological distress based on demographic features mentioned in the description
• Analyzing the impact of pre-existing chronic conditions on mental health outcomes during a crisis
• Studying the temporal effect of confinement orders on stress, anxiety, and depression levels
• Benchmarking early-pandemic mental health metrics for comparative studies across regions

Strengths

• Sample size of 976 adults provides a substantive basis for analysis.
• Measures three distinct psychological constructs (stress, anxiety, depression) using a validated scale (DASS).
• Analysis includes key demographic and health covariates: age, comorbidity, and confinement status.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single region at the pandemic's start.

Provenance

Source

University of the Basque Country

Collection Method

Survey using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS) conducted in the Basque Autonomous Community.

Time Range

Initial stage of the COVID-19 outbreak, March 2020.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Basque Autonomous Community, northern Spain.