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Exploring depressive symptoms among healthcare professionals and the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
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posted on 2021-01-14, 22:44 authored by Alex Bacadini FrançaAlex Bacadini França, Clarissa Trzesniak, Patrícia Waltz Schelini, Gerson Hiroshi Yoshinari Júnior, Luciano Magalhães VitorinoData
collection was carried out between May 11 and June 3, 2020 using an online electronic
form, which was prepared by using the Google Forms application. Data collection
started three months after the sanction of the Brazilian law which regulates
about the quarantine period and specific measures against the new coronavirus.
The link was sent through social media networks. The estimated time to fulfill
the forms was less than 15 minutes. Participants should be 18 years and over,
be in quarantine for at least 15 days (except health professionals), be
Brazilian or naturalized and reside in Brazilian territory during the pandemic.
Questionnaires with missing data were excluded
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Declaration of conflicts of interest
All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscriptCorresponding author email
lucianoenf@yahoo.com.brLead author country
BrazilHuman Participants
YesEthics statement
The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of Itajubá, Brazil (#4,010,466). All volunteers gave informed consent online. The procedures were carried out in accordance with Brazilian ethical regulations and the 1964 Helsinki DeclarationComments
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