Age-related cognitive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and associated mental health changes in Germans.

ABSTRACT: Restrictive means to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have not only imposed broad challenges on mental health but might also affect cognitive health. Here we asked how restriction-related changes influence cognitive performance and how age, perceived loneliness, depressiveness and affectedness by restrictions contribute to these effects. 51 Germans completed three assessments of an online based study during the first lockdown in Germany (April 2020), a month later, and during the beginning of the second lockdown (November 2020). Participants completed nine online cognitive tasks of the MyBrainTraining and online questionnaires about their perceived strain and impact on lifestyle factors by the situation (affectedness), perceived loneliness, depressiveness as well as subjective co

SUBMITTER: Menze I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9112263 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature