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Assessment of COVID-19-related new onset of Depression and Anxiety: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research ; 13(4):166-174, 2021.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1733401
ABSTRACT

Aim:

The aim of the present study assessment of new-onset depression and anxiety associated with COVID-19.

Methods:

This analytical, cross-sectional study was done the Department of Psychiatry Adesh Medical College Hospital Ambala Haryana, India for 10 months. By using Google Form platform contained validated online survey among Indian population which includes all adult males and females during or post COVID-19 infection and compared to the non-COVID-19 population as a control group.

Results:

38% of participants were male while 62% are females. 26% of participants were married while 70% were single. 60% of participants are students and 38% are employed while 2% are retired. Regarding the COVID-19-positive and COVID-19-negative participants, 25% of participants reported having been diagnosed with COVID-19. Scores of PHQ-9 ranged from 0 to 27 (the mean is and the standard deviation is 6.12). Depression prevalence in our sample was 40%. Scores of GAD-7 ranged from 0 to 21 (the mean of 8.99 and the standard deviation is 5.33). Anxiety prevalence in our sample was 41%. The model shows a significant overall effect of gender [F(489) = 39.02, p<0.001], a non-significant effect of COVID-19 infection [F(489)=1.88, p=0.177] and a trending effect of the interaction between gender and COVID-19 [F(489) = 3.25, p=0.069]. Since the effect is not significant, we did not run any post hoc analyses.

Conclusion:

Significant levels of depression and anxiety were observed among the study population. The high levels of depression and anxiety may have masked the differences between those with or without COVID-19.
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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Type of study: Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Type of study: Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Year: 2021 Document Type: Article