Short-term improvement of mental health after a COVID-19 vaccination.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The role of COVID-19 vaccination on the mental health of the general population remains poorly understood. This study aims to assess the short-term change in depressive and anxiety symptoms in relation to COVID-19 vaccination among Swedish adults.

Methods

A prospective study of 7,925 individuals recruited from ongoing cohort studies at the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, or through social media campaigns, with monthly data collections on self-reported depressive and anxiety symptoms from December 2020 to October 2021 and COVID-19 vaccination from July to October 2021. Prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms (defined as a self-reported total score of ≥10 in PHQ-9 and GAD-7, respectively) was calculated one month before, one month after the first d

SUBMITTER: Chourpiliadis C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9931115 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature