Resilience during the health emergency in residents of an unattended population in north lima

Hernan Matta-Solis*, Eugenia Edonis-Haro, Lourdes Vara-Tarazona, Lourdes Matta-Zamudio, Brian Meneses-Claudio, Rosa Perez-Siguas

Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades, Lima, Perú

ABSTRACT

Resilience is a way of acquiring skills that allow to face situations that compromise its health well-being during the coronavirus pandemic. The research objective is to determine the resilience during the coronavirus pandemic in residents of a vulnerable area of North Lima. The results show the resilience of the residents of a vulnerable area of North Lima, where 13 (1%) have a low resilience level, 413 (30.8%) have medium resilience level and 917 (68.2%) high resilience level. It is concluded that strategies should be promoted on how to maintain mental health at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords:

Coronavirus, Resilience, Pandemic, Mental health