Subjective cognitive failures and their psychological correlates in a large Italian sample during quarantine/self-isolation for COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The quarantine/self-isolation measures implemented to retard the spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may negatively affect the mental health of the population. The present study aimed to explore the impact of the psychological symptoms on the occurrence of cognitive failures in a large sample of home-dwelling Italian individuals during quarantine/self-isolation for COVID-19.

Methods

We employed an online questionnaire using a virtual platform of Google Moduli. The questionnaire included an assessment of cognitive failures evaluated by the Perceived Memory and Attentional Failures Questionnaire (PerMAFaQ) and of resilience, coping style, depression, anger, and anxiety.

Results

The online questionnaire was completed by 4175 participants revealing

SUBMITTER: Santangelo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8082482 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature