Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown impacts: A description in a longitudinal study of bipolar disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the impact of the SAR-Cov-2 pandemic and lockdown on individuals with bipolar disorder in comparison to healthy controls.

Methods

A longitudinal study of 560 participants including 147 healthy controls was conducted between April 30 and May 30, 2020 during a state-wide lockdown. Bi-weekly measures included the Coronavirus Impact Scale, the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, the Patient Health Questionnaire, 9-item, and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale, 7-item. Generalized estimating equations method was used to examine the longitudinal change of the measures within the lockdown and the change from pre-pandemic period to pandemic period.

Results

All participants reported an impact of lockdown. Individuals with bipolar disorder reported great

SUBMITTER: Yocum AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9754803 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature