Longitudinal study on affect, psychological well-being, depression, mental and physical health, prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

Fernández-Abascal, Enrique García; Díaz, María Dolores Martín

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110591

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“…We also found that at the end of home confinement compared with those at five weeks, adolescent's anxiety was decreased, but depression symptoms were moderately stable without significant longitudinal changes, which was similar to the results of studies in China [14], Spain [15], and the United States [67]. Adolescents' anxiety symptoms were reduced, which may be because the end of the quarantine period meant that the threat of COVID-19 to life was reduced, and fears were lessened, possibly due to the removal of the strict measures put in place.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…They found no significant longitudinal changes in the levels of stress, anxiety, and depression in these two surveys, but young people and students (12 to 21.4 years old) reported a higher psychological impact of COVID-19 in the second survey. Fernández-Abascal and Martín-Díaz [15] evaluated the mental health of Spanish undergraduates before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (in an ordinary week, one week before the establishment of confinement, and after several weeks of confinement) through a longitudinal study. They found that participants' positive states gradually decreased over time, the negative effects remained stable, and depression levels remained stable over time.…”

Section: Adolescents' Internalizing Symptoms During Covid-19 Quarantinementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Impact of Parental Stress on Italian Adolescents’ Internalizing Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study

Liang

Mazzeschi

Delvecchio

2021

IJERPH

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The challenges and consequences of COVID-19 imposed massive changes in adolescents’ daily routines (e.g., school closures, home confinement, and social distancing rules), which impacted their mental health. This longitudinal study aimed to better understand the changes in adolescents’ internalizing symptoms and the underlying mechanisms of parental stress due to COVID-19. We asked 1053 parents of adolescents to complete an online survey during the second and fifth weeks and at the end of home confinement (i.e., four weeks later). Results showed that parents reported their adolescents’ anxiety and depression symptoms were more severe at Time 2 than at the first administration. Anxiety symptoms slightly decreased at Time 3, while there was no significant change in depression symptoms. Moreover, parents’ expressive suppression mediated the association between parental stress and adolescents’ anxiety and depression symptoms, respectively. The findings suggest that as restriction increased, adolescents’ anxiety and depression became more severe. Moreover, due to the link between parental stress and adolescents’ internalizing disorders helping families to cope with the distress due to the pandemic may have a positive impact on parents, the child, and the family as a whole (i.e., the family climate).

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Section: Adolescents' Internalizing Symptoms During Covid-19 Quarantinementioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Parental Stress on Italian Adolescents’ Internalizing Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study

Liang

Mazzeschi

Delvecchio

2021

IJERPH

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“…To date, several longitudinal studies investigated the changes in mental health [ 24 , [43] , [44] , [45] , [46] , [47] , [48] ] or sleep [ 49 ] during the outbreak separately. Yet, only a few reported about the longitudinal changes of mental health and sleep during the lockdown period in one study [ 30 , 50 ], and still leave their interactions unexplored.…”

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How does the COVID-19 affect mental health and sleep among Chinese adolescents: a longitudinal follow-up study

Zhou

et al. 2021

Sleep Medicine

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Objective The Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has evolved into the largest public health event in the world. Earlier COVID-19 studies have reported that the pandemic caused widespread impacts on mental health and sleep in the general population. However, it remains largely unknown how the prevalence of mental health problems and sleep disturbance developed and interacted in adolescents at different times in the epidemic. Methods 831 teenagers (aged 14–19) underwent a longitudinal follow-up study to evaluate the prevalence of mental health problems and sleep disturbance among adolescents before, during, and after the COVID-19 breakout in China and to explore the interaction between mental health and sleep across the three measurements. The chronotype, anxiety and depression level, sleep quality, and insomnia were investigated during each measurement. Results The adolescents had delayed sleep onset and sleep offset time, longer sleep duration during the quarantine than before and after the epidemic, whereas their chronotype tended to morning type during the epidemic. Yet, the highest prevalence of anxiety, depression, poor sleeper, and insomnia symptoms were observed before but not during the COVID-19 breakout. The females and adolescents who were eveningness type showed significantly higher anxiety and depression levels, poorer sleep quality, and severe insomnia status than the males and the intermediate and morning types. Sleep disturbance was positively associated with mental problems among three measurements. Pre-measured depression level significantly predicted sleep disturbance level at follow-ups. Conclusion These findings suggested that adolescents' high prevalence of mental health and sleep problems occurred before the COVID breakout and decreased during and after the epidemic. Gender and chronotype were significant risk factors associated with affective and sleep disturbances. Depression positively predicted later sleep problems, but not vice versa.

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“…The literature shows that the pandemic exerted a substantial effect on the mental health of people worldwide, especially people who were diagnosed. 28 Promoting patients’ mental health and trauma integration are important tasks of mental health services. The findings of the present study have several clinical implications for strategies to facilitate improvements in the mental health of patients with different cultural backgrounds who are suffering from COVID-19.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Experience of Patients with COVID-19 in China: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Li¹,

Pan²,

Bai³

2021

PRBM

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Aim The present study examined the experiences of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 to better understand their concerns and inspiration and provide better care. Methods Semistructured interviews were performed with 10 COVID-19 patients from the Optical Valley Branch of Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital of Hubei Province. Interviews were recorded on audiotape and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were analysed using an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results Four superordinate themes emerged: psychological distress caused by COVID-19 uncertainty, ethical dilemmas that will be faced after returning to the family and society, resources to cope with COVID-19, and event-related growth experience. Conclusion Patients with COVID-19 were generally at high risk of having mental and social health challenges. Although the epidemic obviously affected their overall health, which led to their negative emotions or concerns, it also had a positive effect, such as viewing their relationship with families or others more positively and having more thoughts and outlooks on life. The study prompted medical staff to take their time listening to patients and pay more attention to specific psychological and social health problems in future care.

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Longitudinal study on affect, psychological well-being, depression, mental and physical health, prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

Cited by 49 publications

References 41 publications

The Impact of Parental Stress on Italian Adolescents’ Internalizing Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study

The Impact of Parental Stress on Italian Adolescents’ Internalizing Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study

How does the COVID-19 affect mental health and sleep among Chinese adolescents: a longitudinal follow-up study

The Experience of Patients with COVID-19 in China: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

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