Experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 is associated with poorer mentalhealth kingscollegelon TheLancet
The study, which is part of the COVID-19 Longitudinal Health and Wellbeing National Core Study, is published today in. The study is led by researchers from King's College London and University College London in collaboration with several UK institutions. The study looked at the impact of COVID-19 infection on subsequent mental health and well-being.between April 2020 and April 2021, in which there were 54,442 participants with and without self-reported COVID-19.
Self-reported COVID-19 was consistently associated with psychological distress, regardless of whether people tested positive for antibodies to the virus. These effects of infection were felt similarly in different groups of gender, ethnicity and socio-economic circumstances.as people with self-reported infection aged 50 years and older showed a stronger association with poorer mental health.
Joint first author Dr. Ellen Thompson from King's College London said,"These findings suggest that there were prolonged mental health consequences of COVID-19 infection for some people at the beginning of this pandemic. Understanding why this is the case will be key to finding treatment strategies for those affected as well as preventing such effects in future pandemic waves."
Senior author Prof. Praveetha Patalay from University College London said,"This study brings together many of the UK's longitudinal studies to provide a comprehensive overview of the impacts of COVID-19 infection on population mental
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