Association between mental health trajectories and somatic symptoms following a second lockdown in Israel: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify mental health prospective trajectories before and after a second lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic and their associations with somatic symptoms.

Design

Prospective Study.

Setting

Population-based study drawn from a probability-based internet panel of over 100 000 Israelis.

Participants

Adults aged 18 years or more, representative of the adult Israeli population. The participants were measured at two time points (time 1 (T1) pre-second lockdown N=1029; response rate=76.17%; time 2 (T2) post-second lockdown N=764; response rate=74.24%).

Main outcome measures

Trajectories of anxiety and adjustment disorder based on clinical cut-off score for probable diagnoses across T1-T2, somatic symptoms at T2. The four trajectories: stable-low

SUBMITTER: Ben-Ezra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8413470 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature