%0 Journal Article
%T Depression and Associated Factors by Quarantine in COVID-19 Time: A Cross-Sectional Study in Quito-Ecuador
%A Vinicio Robalino
%A Luis L¨®pez
%A Anthony Barreno
%J Open Journal of Depression
%P 1-9
%@ 2169-9674
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojd.2023.121001
%X <b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Background:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Depression is one of the most frequent and prevalent mood </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">disorders worldwide. Its global burden is
considerable. WHO estimates that </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">more than 264 million people have been
diagnosed with this condition. The </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">global
burden represents nothing less than 1.72% of DALYs (Disabili</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ty-Adjusted
Life Years), and despite this, and the screening recommendations, a recent
questionnaire involving 33653 patients that had medical interviews, revealed
that less than 5% percent of adults are screened for MDD in the primary care
setting. In our country, INEC </span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">National Institute
of Statistics and Censuses</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">English translation) data reveal that in 2015, 2088
people were attended for</span> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">depressive
mood disorders in health care establishments, from which 1339</span> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">were women and 749 were men. Regarding suicide,
1073 people took their</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> lives in 2015, being men the most affected with
807 cases of suicide</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">.</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This as</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">pect becomes even more relevant due to the crisis
caused by Quarantine</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Time. At present</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, there</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> are no current data about
depression in our country, the present cross-sectional study seeks the
prevalence of depression during quarantine due to the SARS-CoV</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2 pandemic, and its
associated factors. In Ecuador, we do not count on up-to-date data about the
most significant risk factors for MDD, and neither with the current prevalence
in the setting of this event of great magnitude. Thus, with this
cross-sectional study, we aim to es</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">timate the
prevalence of MDD and its
%K Depression
%K Anxiety
%K Quarantine
%K COVID-19
%K Stable Job
%K Unemployment
%K Ecuador
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=123405