Physical and mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic at first year in a Spanish adult cohort.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic and the political and health measures have profoundly affected the health of our populations. However, very few studies have been published assessing its impact using a prospective cohort. The aim of this study is to describe the impact on physical and mental health due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the general population in Spain, and according to COVID-19 clinical status, during the first year of the pandemic. A longitudinal cohort study with two online surveys were performed on a representative sample of the adult Spanish population before (N = 2005, October/November 2019) and during the pandemic (N = 1357, November/December 2020). We assessed disability using the World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS), major depressive episode (MDE) and su

SUBMITTER: Castellvi Obiols P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10026238 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature