Comorbidity and COVID-19: investigating the relationship between medical and psychological well-being.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The unprecedented occurrence of a global pandemic is accompanied by both physical and psychological burdens that may impair quality of life. Research relating to COVID-19 aims to determine the effects of the pandemic on vulnerable populations who are at high risk of developing negative health or psychosocial outcomes. Having an ongoing medical condition during a pandemic may lead to greater psychological distress. Increased psychological distress may be due to preventative public health measures (e.g. lockdown), having an ongoing medical condition, or a combination of these factors.

Methods

This study analyses data from an online cross-sectional national survey of adults in Ireland and investigates the relationship between comorbidity and psychological distress. Th

SUBMITTER: Stafford O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8144807 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature