The effect of age, gender, income, work, and physical activity on mental health during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Austria

The impact of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the governmental restrictions on mental health have been reported for different countries. This study evaluated mental health during COVID-19 lockdown in Austria and the effect of age, gender, income, work, and physical activity. An online survey was...

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Vydáno v:Journal of psychosomatic research Ročník 136; s. 110186
Hlavní autoři: Pieh, Christoph, Budimir, Sanja, Probst, Thomas
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: England Elsevier Inc 01.09.2020
Elsevier Science Ltd
Published by Elsevier Inc
Témata:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Age
Age Distribution
Age effects
Aged
Anxiety
Austria - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease
Epidemiology
Exercise
Exercise - psychology
Female
Gender
Generalized anxiety disorder
Health problems
Health status
Humans
Income - statistics & numerical data
Insomnia
Low income groups
Male
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental health
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control
Psychiatric/Mental Health
Quality of life
Quarantine - psychology
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Shelter in place
Sleep
Sleep disorders
Symptoms
Well being
Women
Womens health
Work - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
Young adults
Young women
Austria
ISSN:0022-3999, 1879-1360, 1879-1360
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Shrnutí:The impact of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the governmental restrictions on mental health have been reported for different countries. This study evaluated mental health during COVID-19 lockdown in Austria and the effect of age, gender, income, work, and physical activity. An online survey was performed through Qualtrics® after four weeks of lockdown in Austria to recruit a representative sample regarding gender, age, education, and region. Indicators of mental health were quality of life (WHO-QOL BREF), well-being (WHO-5), depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (GAD-7), stress (PSS-10), and sleep quality (ISI). In total, N = 1005 individuals were included (53% women). 21% scored above the cut off ≥10 points (PHQ-9) for moderate depressive symptoms, 119% scored above the cut-off ≥10 points (GAD-7) for moderate anxiety symptoms, and 16% above the cut-off ≥15 points (ISI) for clinical insomnia. ANOVAs, Bonferroni-corrected post-hoc tests, and t-tests showed highest mental health problems in adults under 35 years, women, people with no work, and low income (all p-values <.05). Comparisons with a large Austrian sample recruited within the ATHIS 2014 study showed increases of depression and decreases of quality of life in times of COVID-19 as compared to before COVID-19. Depressive symptoms (21%) and anxiety symptoms (19%) are higher during COVID-19 compared to previous epidemiological data. 16% rated over the cut-off for moderate or severe clinical insomnia. The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown seems particularly stressful for younger adults (<35 years), women, people without work, and low income. •Higher prevalence of mental health problems during COVID-19 in Austria.•Depressive symptoms are up to five times more prevalent compared to pre-corona times.•Anxiety symptoms are up to three times more prevalent compared to pre-corona times.•Quality of Life and well-being is lower compared to pre-corona times.
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ISSN:0022-3999
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1879-1360
DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110186