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Evolution of the affective state of a cohort of people suffering from long covid and associated factors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

B. Oliván-Blázquez ,
S. León-Herrera ,
M. Samper-Pardo ,
F. Méndez-López ,
A. Aguilar-Latorre  and
M. Martinez-Perrochan
B. Oliván-Blázquez*
Affiliation:
University of Zaragoza
S. León-Herrera
Affiliation:
University of Zaragoza
M. Samper-Pardo
Affiliation:
University of Zaragoza
F. Méndez-López
Affiliation:
Institute for Health Research Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain
A. Aguilar-Latorre
Affiliation:
Institute for Health Research Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain
M. Martinez-Perrochan
Affiliation:
Institute for Health Research Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Long COVID patients have experienced a decline in their quality of life caused, in part but not wholly, by its negative emotional impact. Some of the most prevalent mental symptoms presented by Long COVID patients are anxiety, depression and sleep disorders.

Objectives

The objective of this study is to increase understanding of the affective state of people diagnosed with Long COVID, the evolution and associated factors.

Methods

Longitudinal study of three months of duration. The study population was 100 post-COVID-19 patients aged 18 years or older (80 women and 20 men). The main variable was the affective state through the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire. The rest of the collected variables were: Socio-demographic variables, number of residual symptoms, cognitive functioning using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), physical functioning variable measured by Sit to Stand Test and Sleep quality through the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). A statistical analysis comparing baseline and 3months follow up measures were performed, using a Student T for related samples statistical. A lineal regression analysing associated factors to a reduction in HADS score was also performed. Ethics approval was granted by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Aragón (PI21/139 and PI21/454).

Results

At baseline the score in anxiety, depression and total score were 9,10 (SD: 4,67), 8,25 (SD: 4,51) and 17,35 (SD: 8,43) respectively, and 74% of the participants were considered cases. At three months, there is a slightly decrease but not significative in the score of HADS, both in anxiety, depression and total score (pvalue 0,465; 0,236; and 0,216 respectively). 64,4% of the participants had a positive diagnosis of depression/anxiety. About the rest of the variables there were also a slight decrease but without being significant There was not a predictive model that explained the decrease in the HADS score.

Conclusions

The evolution of the people suffering long covid is very slow along the time, and also the affective state.

Disclosure of Interest

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S779
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