Introduction:

The recent appearance and rapid spread in Wuhan (China) of the new Covid-19 coronavirus forced the quarantine of millions of inhabitants around the world, generating a huge psychosocial impact.

Objective:

To describe the frequency of depression, anxiety and insomnia during quarantine in the Paraguayan population.

Methodology:

A prospective descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. A questionnaire was applied virtually reaching people through social networks. For the diagnosis of depression and anxiety, the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 was applied, and the Insomnia Severity Index questionnaire for insomnia.

Results:

Five hundred eleven people were included, 63% of them were female, 51.9% were in the age range 30-50 years, 49.3% of the people were single and 79.8% lived in urban areas and 93.3% of those surveyed completed tertiary education. With the Patient Health Questionnaire-4, 44.9% were normal, 21.3% had moderate anxiety and depression, while 15.9% had symptoms of anxiety and severe depression. With the Insomnia Severity Index, 37.5% had clinically insignificant insomnia, 31.1% mild insomnia, 24.6% moderate insomnia, and 6.6% severe insomnia.

Conclusion:

Twenty-one and three percent presented moderate anxiety and depression, while 15.9% had symptoms of anxiety and severe depression. Furthermore, 62.5% had some degree of insomnia.

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