Risk Factors Underlying COVID-19 Lockdown-Induced Mental Distress.

ABSTRACT: Recent reports suggest that the COVID-19 lockdown resulted in changes in mental health, however, potential age-related changes and risk factors remain unknown. We measured COVID-19 lockdown-induced stress levels and the severity of depressive symptoms prior to and during the COVID-19 lockdown in different age groups and then searched for potential risk factors in a well-characterized general population-based sample. A total of 715 participants were tested for mental distress and related risk factors at two time-points, baseline testing prior to COVID-19 and follow-up testing during COVID-19, using a battery of validated psychological tests including the Perceived Stress Scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire. Longitudinal measurements revealed that the prevalence of moderate to high st

SUBMITTER: Novotny JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7793642 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature