J 2024

The long-term effects of consecutive COVID-19 waves on mental health

NOVOTNY, Jan Sebastian, Juan Pablo GONZALEZ-RIVAS, Sarka KUNZOVA, Mária HRABČAKOVÁ, Anna POSPISILOVA et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

The long-term effects of consecutive COVID-19 waves on mental health

Autoři

NOVOTNY, Jan Sebastian (203 Česká republika), Juan Pablo GONZALEZ-RIVAS, Sarka KUNZOVA (203 Česká republika), Mária HRABČAKOVÁ (703 Slovensko, domácí), Anna POSPISILOVA (203 Česká republika), Anna POLCROVÁ (203 Česká republika, domácí), Maria VASSILAKI, Jose Ramon MEDINA-INOJOSA, Francisco LOPEZ-JIMENEZ, Yonas Endale GEDA a Gorazd Bernard STOKIN

Vydání

BJPSYCH OPEN, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2024, 2056-4724

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

30215 Psychiatry

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 5.400 v roce 2022

Organizační jednotka

Lékařská fakulta

UT WoS

001127580600001

Klíčová slova anglicky

COVID-19; longitudinal; stress levels; depressive symptoms; stressors

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 7. 3. 2024 07:07, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Anotace

V originále

BackgroundAlthough several studies have documented the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, the long-term effects remain unclear.AimsTo examine longitudinal changes in mental health before and during the consecutive COVID-19 waves in a well-established probability sample.MethodAn online survey was completed by the participants of the COVID-19 add-on study at four time points: pre-COVID-19 period (2014-2015, n = 1823), first COVID-19 wave (April to May 2020, n = 788), second COVID-19 wave (August to October 2020, n = 532) and third COVID-19 wave (March to April 2021, n = 383). Data were collected via a set of validated instruments, and analysed with latent growth models.ResultsDuring the pandemic, we observed a significant increase in stress levels (standardised beta = 0.473, P < 0.001) and depressive symptoms (standardised beta = 1.284, P < 0.001). The rate of increase in depressive symptoms (std. covariance = 0.784, P = 0.014), but not in stress levels (std. covariance = 0.057, P = 0.743), was associated with the pre-pandemic mental health status of the participants. Further analysis showed that secondary stressors played a predominant role in the increase in mental health difficulties. The main secondary stressors were loneliness, negative emotionality associated with the perception of COVID-19 disease, lack of resilience, female gender and younger age.ConclusionsThe surge in stress levels and depressive symptoms persisted across all three consecutive COVID-19 waves. This persistence is attributable to the effects of secondary stressors, and particularly to the status of mental health before the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings reveal mechanisms underlying the surge in mental health difficulties during the COVID-19 waves, with direct implications for strategies promoting mental health during pandemics.

Návaznosti

LX22NPO5107, projekt VaV
Název: Národní ústav pro neurologický výzkum
Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Národní ústav pro neurologický výzkum, 5.1 EXCELES

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