Depression, anxiety and stress among Swedish university students before and during six months of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on societies and citizens worldwide, raising concerns about potential mental health impacts. We aimed to describe trajectories of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms during the COVID-19 outbreak compared to before the outbreak, and to determine if trajectories were modified by pre-pandemic loneliness, poor sleep quality and mental health problems.

Methods

We conducted a cohort study with 1836 Swedish university students entering the study before 13 March 2020, the onset of the pandemic, with follow-ups within three (FU1) and six months (FU2) of the outbreak. Generalized Estimating Equations were used to estimate mean differences in symptom levels over time-periods, and to estimate potential effect modifications.

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SUBMITTER: Johansson F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8521369 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature