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Psychological distress in the Greek general population during the first COVID-19 lockdown.

ABSTRACT:

Background

SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly spread worldwide, threatening public health and financial and social life.

Aims

The current study's aim was to determine the prevalence of psychological distress and post-traumatic stress symptoms in the Greek population during the first COVID-19 lockdown, and to detect potential correlates.

Method

An anonymous online survey was conducted between 10 April and 4 May 2020, to collect information regarding people's psychological functioning and COVID-19-related perceptions.

Results

A total of 1443 individuals completed the survey; 293 (20%) reported clinically significant anxiety symptoms, 188 (12.9%) reported clinically significant depressive symptoms and 506 (36.4%) suffered from definite post-traumatic stress disorder. Anxiety symptoms were independently associated with female gender (? = 1.281, 95% CI 0.808-1.755, P < 0.001), educational level (? = -1.570, 95% CI -2.546 to -0.595, P = 0.002), perceived severity (? = -1.745, 95% CI -3.146 to -0.344, P = 0.015) and COVID-19-related worry (? = 7.633, 95% CI 6.206-9.060, P < 0.001). Depressive symptoms were strongly correlated with educational level (? = -1.298, 95% CI -2.220 to -0.377, P = 0.006), perceived severity (? = -1.331, 95% CI -2.579 to -0.082, P = 0.037) and COVID-19-related worry (? = 4.102, 95% CI 2.769-5.436, P < 0.001). Finally, post-traumatic stress symptoms were linked to female gender (? = 6.451, 95% CI 4.602-8.299, P < 0.001), educational level (? = -5.737, 95% CI -9.479 to -1.996, P = 0.003), psychiatric history (? = -4.028, 95% CI -6.274 to -1.782, P < 0.001) and COVID-19-related worry (? = 23.865, 95% CI 18.201-29.530, P < 0.001).

Conclusions

A significant percentage of the population reported clinically important anxiety, depressive and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Women, less-educated individuals and people with a psychiatric history appeared more vulnerable to the pandemic's psychological impact.

SUBMITTER: Karaivazoglou K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7925978 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Psychological distress in the Greek general population during the first COVID-19 lockdown.

Karaivazoglou Katerina K Konstantopoulou Georgia G Kalogeropoulou Maria M Iliou Theodoros T Vorvolakos Theofanis T Assimakopoulos Konstantinos K Gourzis Philippos P Alexopoulos Panagiotis P

BJPsych open 20210224 2

<h4>Background</h4>SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly spread worldwide, threatening public health and financial and social life.<h4>Aims</h4>The current study's aim was to determine the prevalence of psychological distress and post-traumatic stress symptoms in the Greek population during the first COVID-19 lockdown, and to detect potential correlates.<h4>Method</h4>An anonymous online survey was conducted between 10 April and 4 May 2020, to collect information regarding people's psychological functioning an ...[more]

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