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- Psychological Distress in Men during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: The Role of the Sociodemographic Variables, Uncertainty, and Social SupportPublication . de Sousa, Anderson Reis; Teixeira, Jules Ramon Brito; Palma, Emanuel Missias Silva; Moreira, Wanderson Carneiro; Santos, Milena Bitencourt; de Carvalho, Herica Emilia Félix; Almeida, Éric Santos; Florencio, Raíssa Millena Silva; de Queiroz, Aline Macêdo; Merces, Magno Conceição das; Mota, Tilson Nunes; Araújo, Isabella Félix Meira; Silva, Josielson Costa da; dos Santos, Sélton Diniz; Camargo, Emerson Lucas Silva; Lourenção, Luciano Garcia; da Silva, Richardson Augusto Rosendo; Carvalho, Evanilda Souza de Santana; Lua, Iracema; Barros, Sônia; de Araújo, Tânia Maria; Oliveira, Márcia Aparecida Ferreira de; Pereira, Álvaro; Abreu, Wilson; Sequeira, CarlosObjective: To analyze the relationships between sociodemographic variables, intolerance to uncertainty (INT), social support, and psychological distress (i.e., indicators of Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) and perceived stress (PS)) in Brazilian men during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study with national coverage, of the web survey type, and conducted with 1006 Brazilian men during the period of social circulation restriction imposed by the health authorities in Brazil for suppression of the coronavirus and control of the pandemic. Structural equation modeling analysis was performed. Results: Statistically significant direct effects of race/skin color ( = 0.268; p-value < 0.001), socioeconomic status (SES) ( = 0.306; p-value < 0.001), household composition( = 0.281; p-value < 0.001), PS ( = 0.513; p-value < 0.001), and INT ( = 0.421; p-value < 0.001) were evidenced in the occurrence of CMDs. Black-skinned men with higher SES, living alone, and with higher PS and INT levels presented higher prevalence values of CMDs. Conclusions: High levels of PS and INT were the factors that presented the strongest associations with the occurrence of CMDs among the men. It is necessary to implement actions to reduce the stress-generating sources as well as to promote an increase in resilience and the development of intrinsic reinforcements to deal with uncertain threats.
- SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil and Psychosocial Repercussions on Men’s Health: Health Literacy Is ImportantPublication . de Sousa, Anderson Reis; Moreira, Wanderson Carneiro; da Silva Santana, Thiago; Brito Teixeira, Jules Ramon; Meira Araújo, Isabella Félix; Almeida, Éric Santos; de Santana Carvalho, Evanilda Souza; Camargo, Emerson Lucas Silva; Tiago da Silva Souza, Antônio; da Silva, Hallyson Leno Lucas; Ferreira de Holanda, Acássio; Batista, Paloma Carolina Teixeira; de Sousa, Álvaro Francisco Lopes; Mendes, Isabel Amélia Costa; de Oliveira, Márcia Aparecida Ferreira; Sequeira, Carlos; Pereira, ÁlvaroThis study aimed at analyzing the psychosocial repercussions of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic on the health of men living in Brazil. For this, we carried out a socio-historical and qualitative study, with the participation of 200 men who answered an online questionnaire. The data collected were processed in the NVIVO12® software, structured by the Collective Subject Discourse method, and analyzed from the epidemic disease theoretical framework proposed by Charles Rosenberg. Our results showed that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic brought about repercussions of different dimensions that compromised the health of men living in Brazil. The repercussions evidenced were behavioral changes and emergence of new habits due to the pandemic; uncomfortable family situations; impaired affective and sexual relationships; harms in marital relationships; and insecurity and psychological distress. It is important to implement strategies that maximize men’s health literacy, promoting better communication in terms of health, and search for help and suitable information about health/mental health.