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Effects of the lockdown on the mental health of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: Results from the COMET collaborative network

Fiorillo A.
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Sampogna G.
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Giallonardo V.
altro
Volpe U.
2020
  • journal article

Periodico
EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY
Abstract
Background. The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented traumatic event influencing the healthcare, economic, and social welfare systems worldwide. In order to slow the infection rates, lockdown has been implemented almost everywhere. Italy, one of the countries most severely affected, entered the “lockdown” on March 8, 2020. Methods. The COvid Mental hEalth Trial (COMET) network includes 10 Italian university sites and the National Institute of Health. The whole study has three different phases. The first phase includes an online survey conducted between March and May 2020 in the Italian population. Recruitment took place through email invitation letters, social media, mailing lists of universities, national medical associations, and associations of stakeholders (e.g., associations of users/ carers). In order to evaluate the impact of lockdown on depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms, multivariate linear regression models were performed, weighted for the propensity score. Results. The final sample consisted of 20,720 participants. Among them, 12.4% of respondents (N = 2,555) reported severe or extremely severe levels of depressive symptoms, 17.6% (N = 3,627) of anxiety symptoms and 41.6% (N = 8,619) reported to feel at least moderately stressed by the situation at the DASS-21. According to the multivariate regression models, the depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms significantly worsened from the week April 9–15 to the week April 30 to May 4 (p < 0.0001). Moreover, female respondents and people with pre-existing mental health problems were at higher risk of developing severe depression and anxiety symptoms (p < 0.0001). Conclusions. Although physical isolation and lockdown represent essential public health measures for containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are a serious threat for mental health and well-being of the general population. As an integral part of COVID-19 response, mental health needs should be addressed.
DOI
10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.89
WOS
WOS:000578645000001
Archivio
http://hdl.handle.net/11368/2994238
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85092944125
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-psychiatry/article/effects-of-the-lockdown-on-the-mental-health-of-the-general-population-during-the-covid19-pandemic-in-italy-results-from-the-comet-collaborative-network/DABC001CAE1B8E5A101A83B9CCDF7E40
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7556907/
Diritti
open access
license:creative commons
license uri:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
FVG url
https://arts.units.it/bitstream/11368/2994238/1/fiorillo COMET.pdf
Soggetti
  • Anxiety

  • COVID-19

  • Depression

  • Lockdown

  • Pandemic

  • Stre

  • Adolescent

  • Adult

  • Aged

  • Anxiety

  • Betacoronaviru

  • COVID-19

  • Coronavirus Infection...

  • Female

  • Human

  • Italy

  • Male

  • Mental Health

  • Middle Aged

  • Pandemic

  • Pneumonia, Viral

  • SARS-CoV-2

  • Stress, Psychological...

  • Universitie

  • Young Adult

  • Health Surveys

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110
Data di acquisizione
Jun 14, 2022
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Data di acquisizione
Mar 2, 2024
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