COVID-19 lockdown impact on mental health in a large representative sample of Italian adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The potential benefits of the COVID-19 lockdown need to be carefully weighed versus the possible impact on people's daily life and negative mental health effects.We aimed to assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety, insomnia and quality of life before and during the COVID-19 lockdown,identifying subgroups at higher risk of mental distress as a consequence of COVID-19 associated restrictions.

Methods

Within the Lost in Italy project, a web-based cross-sectional study was conducted on a representative sample of 6003 Italian adults aged 18-74 recruited from April 27 to May 3, 2020, within the nation-wide stay-at-home order.

Results

The prevalence of depressive symptoms (PHQ-2 ≥ 3) increased from 14.3% before lockdown to 33.2% during lockdown, anxiety sympt

SUBMITTER: Amerio A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8777065 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature