Anxiety and depression symptoms after COVID-19 infection: results from the COVID Symptom Study app.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health issues have been reported after SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, comparison to prevalence in uninfected individuals and contribution from common risk factors (e.g., obesity, comorbidities) have not been examined. We identified how COVID-19 relates to mental health in the large community-based COVID Symptom Study.

Methods

We assessed anxiety and depression symptoms using two validated questionnaires in 413,148 individuals between February and April 2021; 26,998 had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. We adjusted for physical and mental pre-pandemic comorbidities, BMI, age, and sex.

Findings

Overall, 26.4% of participants met screening criteria for general anxiety and depression. Anxiety and depression were slightly more prevalent in previously SARS-C

SUBMITTER: Klaser K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8282115 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature