Ioulia Solomou|Fofi Constantinidou
Prevalence and Predictors of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Compliance with Precautionary Measures: Age and Sex Matter
University of Cyprus|University of Cyprus
effective management global pandemic caused severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 also known covid19 resulted implementation severe restrictions movement enforcement social distancing measures study aimed understand characterize psychosocial effects covid19 pandemic general population identify risks protective factors predict changes mental health status addition study investigated compliance precautionary measures pm halt spread virus online anonymous survey collected information sociodemographic data compliance pm quality life qol mental health via generalized anxiety disorder7 gad7 patient health questionnaire9 phq9 total 1642 adult participants 716 women 284 men completed survey european island country cyprus large percentage 48 reported significant financial concerns 667 significant changes qol 41 reported symptoms associated mild anxiety 231 reported moderatesevere anxiety symptoms concerning depression 48 reported mild 92 moderatesevere depression symptoms women younger age 1829 student status unemployment status prior psychiatric history reporting greater negative impact qol higher risk increased anxiety depression symptoms p 005 youngest age group males also reported lower levels compliance pm higher compliance pm predicted lower depression scores p 0001 higher anxiety measures related personal hygiene results study provide important data effects covid19 outbreak mental health qol identify variety personal social determinants serve risks protective factors furthermore implications policy makers demonstrating need effective mental health programs guidance implementation pm public health strategy