Stressors and protective factors of the COVID-19 pandemic in the mental health of the world population: an integrative review

Abstract

This paper aimed to analyze the mental health protective factors and stressors of the pandemic in Brazil and internationally. We conducted an integrative literature review by searching for scientific publications indexed in the LILACS and MEDLINE databases from January to December 2020. Twentynine papers have been analyzed by author, year, country of study, methodology; mental health stressors and protective factors related. We concluded that people subjected to restrictive measures imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic are vulnerable to mental health problems. However, very few studies have evaluated the related psychosocial factors despite the global impact.