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ArticlePublic health2022

Depression and anxiety symptoms remained elevated after 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in southern Brazil: findings from the PAMPA cohort.

N Feter, E L Caputo, J S Leite, E C Smith, I R Doring, J Cassuriaga, F M Delpino, C M Huckembeck, R Alt, F F Reichert and 3 more

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

N FeterPostgraduate Program of Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil; Study Group of Physical Activity Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil. Electronic address: n.feter@uq.edu.au.

E L CaputoPostgraduate Program of Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil; Study Group of Physical Activity Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

J S LeitePostgraduate Program of Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

E C SmithSchool of Human Movement and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

I R DoringStudy Group of Physical Activity Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

J CassuriagaPostgraduate Program of Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

F M DelpinoPostgraduate Program of Nursing, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

C M HuckembeckPostgraduate Program of Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

R AltPostgraduate Program of Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

F F ReichertPostgraduate Program of Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil; Study Group of Physical Activity Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

M C da SilvaPostgraduate Program of Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil; Study Group of Physical Activity Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

J S CoombesSchool of Human Movement and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

A J RombaldiPostgraduate Program of Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil; Study Group of Physical Activity Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

Universidade Federal de Pelotas · BRThe University of Queensland · AUUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to examine the changes in depression and anxiety symptoms among Brazilian adults over 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. STUDY DESIGN/

methodsThe present study used data from wave 1 (June/July 2020) and wave 2 (December 2020/January 2021) of the Prospective Study About Mental and Physical Health (PAMPA) Cohort, a state-level, ambispective longitudinal study with adults from southern Brazil. The frequency of anxiety and depressive symptoms was assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Anxiety and depressive symptoms before social distancing were retrospectively assessed during wave 1.

resultsMost of the 674 participants were classified as non-symptomatic for depressive (85.0%) and anxiety symptoms (73.2%) before the COVID-19 pandemic. At wave 1, there were increases in symptoms of depression (7.6% [95% confidence interval [CI]: 7.2%, 8.1%]) and anxiety (9.1% [95% CI: 8.6%, 9.5%]). These decreased at wave 2 (depression: 6.9% [95% CI: 6.5%, 7.2%]; anxiety: 7.4% [95% CI: 7.1%, 7.8%]) although they were still elevated compared with pre-COVID (depression: 4.5% [95% CI: 4.2%, 4.8%]; anxiety: 5.8% [95% CI: 5.5%, 6.1%]). Adults living alone (b = 0.44 [95% CI: 0.07, 0.82]) had a faster trajectory in anxiety symptoms than their counterparts. Cohort members who were living alone (b = 0.24 [95% CI: 0.06, 0.42]) and with diagnosed chronic disease (0.32 [95% CI: 0.18, 0.46]) had a faster increase in depressive symptoms than their respective counterparts. Participants aged ≥60 years showed a slower trajectory of depressive (b = -0.46 [95% CI: -0.73, -0.18]) and anxiety (b = -0.61 [95% CI: -1.20, -0.02) symptoms.

conclusionsDuring 10 months of COVID-19, anxiety and depression symptoms improved but were still higher than before COVID-19.

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COVID-19AdultAnxietyBrazilDepressionHumansLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedPandemicsProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2AnxietyBrazilCOVID-19DepressionLongitudinal studies

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PMID35121569

DOI10.1016/j.puhe.2021.12.019

PMCPMC8716150

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