Cognitive and mental health changes and their vulnerability factors related to COVID-19 lockdown in Italy.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic and government imposed social restrictions like lockdown exposed most individuals to an unprecedented stress, increasing mental health disorders worldwide. We explored subjective cognitive functioning and mental health changes and their possible interplay related to COVID-19-lockdown. We also investigated potential risk factors to identify more vulnerable groups. Across Italy, 1215 respondents completed our Qualtrics-based online-survey during the end of a seven to 10-week imposed lockdown and home confinement (from April 29 to May 17, 2020). We found subjective cognitive functioning and mental health severely changed in association with the lockdown. Under government regulations, cognitive complaints were mostly perceived in routine tasks involving attention, tempora

SUBMITTER: Fiorenzato E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7840042 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature