COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Life Habits in the Canadian Population

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Psychiatry

Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis¹  Adriana Farcas²  Scott Squires²  Daria Smirnova³  Felicia Iftene⁴  Roumen Milev⁴ 

[1] 3rd Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece;Center for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada;International Centre for Education and Research in Neuropsychiatry (ICERN), Samara State Medical University, Samara, Russia;Providence Care Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada;

关键词: depression;    suicidality;    mental health;    conspiracy theories;    COVID-19;    Canada;    lockdown;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2022.871119

 received in 2022-02-07, accepted in 2022-05-25,  发布年份 2022

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesThe study aims to investigate the rate of clinical depression in the adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the changes in anxiety, distress, suicidal ideation, and their relations with several personal and interpersonal/social variables.MethodsThis is an epidemiological, non-interventional study. It is part of an international multi-center study, with the main site at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in Greece (COMET-G Study). We are presenting aspects of the research involving the Canadian site, based on 508 Canadian responders to the online survey (QAIRE).ResultsOf the 508 responders, 72.2% were females aged 42.57 ± 14.00 years; 27.2% were males aged 42.24 ± 15.49 years; and 0.6% were others aged 46.33 ± 17.79 years. Increased anxiety during the lockdown was reported by 69.3% of those surveyed. The rate of suicidal thoughts increased in 19.5% of participants during the lockdown. Depression was reported by 22% of responders, while distress was present in 18.4%. We found a greater prevalence of depression, but not distress, in individuals with a history of any mental disorder. Based on the multiple regression analysis, we found four CORE factors equally influencing the changes in mental health during the lockdown (gender, quality of sleep, family conflicts, and changes in daily routine). In the Canadian population, two major changes acted as protective factors, significantly expressed when compared with the worldwide tendencies: fewer financial difficulties; and an increase in religious beliefs.ConclusionThe rate of major depression, distress, and suicidal ideation was higher in Canadians than in the worldwide population (per COMET-G), but the relative risk to develop depression in the presence of a history of mental disorders was lower. Almost 90% of Canadians believed in the real story of COVID source of provenience.

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