Fear of Death during COVID-19 Does Not Explain Post-Infection Depression Symptoms beyond Reported Symptoms during the Infection in COVID-19 Survivors
| Autor: | Leoni-Johanna Speichert, Adam Schweda, Oliver Witzke, Margarethe Konik, Hana Rohn, Mark Stettner, Venja Musche, Klaas Herchert, Madeleine Fink, Sheila Geiger, Alexander Bäuerle, Eva-Maria Skoda, Martin Teufel, Hannah Dinse |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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SARS-CoV-2
Depression Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis COVID-19 survivors depression fear of death generalized anxiety mental health post-COVID-19 long COVID corona psychological burden psychosomatic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Medizin COVID-19 Anxiety Cross-Sectional Studies Medically Unexplained Symptoms COVID-19 Testing Humans Female Survivors Pandemics |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 21; Pages: 13773 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | The COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented global burden to the general population and, in particular, to individuals who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2. In the context of the discussion about “post COVID-19”, the aim of the study was to advance research on mental health and long-term consequences after COVID-19. In total, 214 COVID-19 survivors (female: 54.2%; hospitalized: 36.7%) participated in the repeated cross-sectional assessment. In addition to demographic data, mental and somatic symptoms, fear of death at the time of infection, and depressive (PHQ-8) and generalized anxiety symptoms (GAD-7) were assessed. Results showed an increased prevalence of depressive symptoms and symptoms of generalized anxiety compared to observations in the general population prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological symptoms of depression and reported levels of fear of death during the SARS-CoV-2 infection showed a negative association with the time interval since COVID-19 diagnosis. Furthermore, although fear of death during the acute COVID-19 was related to depression and generalized anxiety, this association was predominantly explained by the presence of mental and somatic symptoms. In conclusion, initial fear of death does not impact mental health beyond the overall symptom burden. Furthermore, depressive symptoms appear to vanish across time since infection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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