Abstract

SANTANA GONZALEZ, Yorkys et al. Psychological symptoms due to the use of the mask in hospitals. Conrado [online]. 2023, vol.19, n.93, pp. 91-101.  Epub July 07, 2023. ISSN 1990-8644.

The objective of this study is to identify the psychological symptoms caused by the use of the facial mask in subjects with Covid-19 or contacts of confirmed cases, admitted to hospitals in Havana and Santiago de Cuba. The methodology used is mixed and we worked with a sample of 106 cases. The main results show that there were statistically significant differences in the personal assessment of the use of the facial mask between the provinces of Havana (negative 16.04% and positive 33.02%) and Santiago de Cuba (negative 37.74% and positive 13 , 21%), predominated, in the first, the positive evaluations. It is concluded that the use of a facial mask still constitutes a need for protection and there are psychological symptoms such as anxiety, increased volume of the voice, stress, sensation of difficulty speaking, fatigue, frustration and alteration of habits, in subjects who they wear this one for more than eight hours.

Keywords : Face Mask; Covid-19; Psychological effects; Hospitals centers; Patients and contacts of confirmed cases.

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