Anxiety and depression symptoms after virological clearance of COVID-19: A cross-sectional study in Milan, Italy

J Med Virol. 2021 Feb;93(2):1175-1179. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26459. Epub 2020 Sep 30.

Abstract

Prevalence of anxiety or depression was investigated in 105 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients at 1 to 3 months from virological clearance by hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS-A/D). 30% of patients displayed pathological HADS-A/D, 52.4% showed persistent symptoms. Pathological patients with HADS-A/D more commonly reported symptom persistence, even after adjustment for age, gender, and disease severity. Psychological assessments should be encouraged in COVID-19 patients' follow-up.

Keywords: COVID-19; anxiety and depression symptoms; hospital anxiety and depression scale.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anxiety / epidemiology*
  • COVID-19 / complications*
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • COVID-19 / psychology*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Depression / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Surveys and Questionnaires