Social capital and perceived stress related to coronavirus disease in Colombia

In Latin America, emotional response to the coronavirus disease (COVID) epidemic is related to the social determinants of health due to disparities in access to health.¹ In Colombia, during the confinement that 14.3% of a reported high perceived stress related to coronavirus epidemic. Perceived stress was significantly associated with the perception of inconsistency between scientific recommendations and measures taken by the government authorities. Authors stated that the relationship was possibly explained by the country’s low social capital.² Social capital is a resource favouring social action, and adaptive responses, then, individual and communities psychological well-being.³

An online cross-sectional study was carried out with the participation of adults residing in Colombia. The project was approved by an ethics board. Participants completed the Social Capital Scale, a five-item scale with four ordinal options. Total scores are between 0 and 15. Scores >5 were categorised as low social…

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