Trajectories of depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in a population-based sample of middle-aged and older adults.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic and the related governmental restrictions have greatly impacted the lives of people worldwide and have been suggested to negatively impact mental health. We describe the trajectories of depressive and anxiety symptoms during the pandemic and their determinants in a large population-based sample of middle-aged and older adults. From April to June 2020, participants of the Rotterdam Study were asked to complete questionnaires including questions on depressive symptoms (Center of Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, 10 item version) and anxiety symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, anxiety subscale). We compared depressive and anxiety symptom scores to those before the pandemic and described its trajectories during the pandemic by demographic variables, c

SUBMITTER: Mooldijk SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8906533 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature