RT journal article
T1 Understanding the impact of the COVID-19-related lockdown in university workers. Identifying groups through cluster analysis.
A1 Sola Perea, Helena de
A1 Salazar Couso, Alejandro
A1 Palomo Osuna, Jenifer
A1 Dueñas Rodríguez, María Ángeles
A1 Failde Martínez, Inmaculada
A1 Moral Muñoz, José Antonio
A2 BiomedicinaBiotecnología y Salud Pública
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
A2 Estadística e Investigación Operativa
K1 COVID-19
K1 Lockdown
K1 Pandemic
K1 University workers
K1 Economic crisis
K1 Interpersonal factors
AB Objective: To analyse the COVID-19-related lockdown impact on University workers, to identify groups based on this information, and to study the factors associated with each group.Study design: Cross-sectional study.Methods: A survey was conducted 3.5 weeks after COVID-19-related lockdown in University workers in Spain. Sociodemographic variables, housing, work, health conditions, levels of anxiety, stress and depression (DASS-21), and social support (MSPSS) were collected. A cluster analysis was performed to identify groups depending on the impact of the lockdown. Differences between groups were tested using Chi-square and Mann-Whitney-U tests, and associated factors with binary logistic regression.Results: We identified two groups of workers. "G1: Consequences in the daily life routine" was mainly composed of men, Research and Teaching Personnel (RTP) with more stable professional categories, higher income level, and bigger houses than people in G2. Participants in "G2: Concerns for the current and future well-being" presented worse intensity of pain than before the lockdown, more anxiety, depression, stress and less social support than people in G1. ASP (Administration and Services Personnel) had more risk of belonging to G2 than RTP (OR = 5.863). A higher number of people living at home decreased the risk of being in G2 (OR = 0.439). People with lower pain intensity had less risk of being in G2 (OR = 0.014), and this risk decreased as friends support increased (OR = 0.833).Conclusions: In G1, the consequences were immediately reflected in the stress resulting from changes in their daily work routine. In G2, the concerns were related to their professional future, with worse mental health, greater intensity of pain and less social support.
PB ELSEVIER
SN 2405-8440
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27900
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27900
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026