Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30036
Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: Long-term trajectories of densely reported depressive symptoms during an extended period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland : social worries matter
Authors: Probst-Hensch, N.
Imboden, M.
Jeong, A.
Keidel, D.
Vermes, T.
Witzig, M.
Cullati, S.
Tancredi, S.
Noor, N.
Rodondi, P.-Y.
Harju, E.
Michel, G.
Frank, I.
Kahlert, C.
Cusini, A.
Rodondi, N.
Chocano-Bedoya, P. O.
Bardoczi, J. B.
Stuber, M. J.
Vollrath, F.
Fehr, J.
Frei, A.
Kaufmann, M.
Geigges, M.
von Wyl, V.
Puhan, M. A.
Albanese, E.
Crivelli, L.
Lovison, G. F.
et. al: No
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152457
10.21256/zhaw-30036
Published in: Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume(Issue): 130
Issue: 152457
Issue Date: Apr-2024
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Elsevier
ISSN: 0010-440X
1532-8384
Language: English
Subjects: COVID-19; Cohort; Depression; Latent growth Model; Longitudinal; Mental health; Population-based
Subject (DDC): 616.8: Neurology, diseases of nervous system
Abstract: Previous mental health trajectory studies were mostly limited to the months before access to vaccination. They are not informing on whether public mental health has adapted to the pandemic. The aim of this analysis was to 1) investigate trajectories of monthly reported depressive symptoms from July 2020 to December 2021 in Switzerland, 2) compare average growth trajectories across regions with different stringency phases, and 3) explore the relative impact of self-reported worries related to health, economic and social domains as well as socio-economic indicators on growth trajectories. As part of the population-based Corona Immunitas program of regional, but harmonized, adult cohorts studying the pandemic course and impact, participants repeatedly reported online to the DASS-21 instrument on depressive symptomatology. Trajectories of depressive symptoms were estimated using a latent growth model, specified as a generalised linear mixed model. The time effect was modelled parametrically through a polynomial allowing to estimate trajectories for participants' missing time points. In all regions level and shape of the trajectories mirrored those of the KOF Stringency-Plus Index, which quantifies regional Covid-19 policy stringency. The higher level of average depression in trajectories of those expressing specific worries was most noticeable for the social domain. Younger age, female gender, and low household income went along with higher mean depression score trajectories throughout follow-up. Interventions to promote long-term resilience are an important part of pandemic preparedness, given the observed lack of an adaptation in mental health response to the pandemic even after the availability of vaccines in this high-income context.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/30036
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International
Departement: School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit: Institute of Nursing (IPF)
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Probst-Hensch, N., Imboden, M., Jeong, A., Keidel, D., Vermes, T., Witzig, M., Cullati, S., Tancredi, S., Noor, N., Rodondi, P.-Y., Harju, E., Michel, G., Frank, I., Kahlert, C., Cusini, A., Rodondi, N., Chocano-Bedoya, P. O., Bardoczi, J. B., Stuber, M. J., et al. (2024). Long-term trajectories of densely reported depressive symptoms during an extended period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland : social worries matter. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 130(152457). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152457
Probst-Hensch, N. et al. (2024) ‘Long-term trajectories of densely reported depressive symptoms during an extended period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland : social worries matter’, Comprehensive Psychiatry, 130(152457). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152457.
N. Probst-Hensch et al., “Long-term trajectories of densely reported depressive symptoms during an extended period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland : social worries matter,” Comprehensive Psychiatry, vol. 130, no. 152457, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152457.
PROBST-HENSCH, N., M. IMBODEN, A. JEONG, D. KEIDEL, T. VERMES, M. WITZIG, S. CULLATI, S. TANCREDI, N. NOOR, P.-Y. RODONDI, E. HARJU, G. MICHEL, I. FRANK, C. KAHLERT, A. CUSINI, N. RODONDI, P. O. CHOCANO-BEDOYA, J. B. BARDOCZI, M. J. STUBER, F. VOLLRATH, J. FEHR, A. FREI, M. KAUFMANN, M. GEIGGES, V. VON WYL, M. A. PUHAN, E. ALBANESE, L. CRIVELLI und G. F. LOVISON, 2024. Long-term trajectories of densely reported depressive symptoms during an extended period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland : social worries matter. Comprehensive Psychiatry. April 2024. Bd. 130, Nr. 152457. DOI 10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152457
Probst-Hensch, N., M. Imboden, A. Jeong, D. Keidel, T. Vermes, M. Witzig, S. Cullati, et al. 2024. “Long-Term Trajectories of Densely Reported Depressive Symptoms during an Extended Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland : Social Worries Matter.” Comprehensive Psychiatry 130 (152457). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152457.
Probst-Hensch, N., et al. “Long-Term Trajectories of Densely Reported Depressive Symptoms during an Extended Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland : Social Worries Matter.” Comprehensive Psychiatry, vol. 130, no. 152457, Apr. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152457.


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