The relationship between anxiety and COVID‐19‐associated isolation and lifestyle changes in the university community as a result of the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic
Abstract In 2020, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak emerged as a public health emergency. Three years later, we are still assessing the effects caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) and by the lifestyle changes due to prevention measures, like social isolation....
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| author | Felipe Saceanu Leser Mirella Araújo Ribeiro Lucas Dalsente Romano da Silva Renato Garcia Domingues Tiago Fleming Outeiro Kevin Boyé Eduardo Coelho Cerqueira Fabiano Lacerda Carvalho Phelippe doCarmo Gonçalves |
| author_facet | Felipe Saceanu Leser Mirella Araújo Ribeiro Lucas Dalsente Romano da Silva Renato Garcia Domingues Tiago Fleming Outeiro Kevin Boyé Eduardo Coelho Cerqueira Fabiano Lacerda Carvalho Phelippe doCarmo Gonçalves |
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| description | Abstract In 2020, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak emerged as a public health emergency. Three years later, we are still assessing the effects caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) and by the lifestyle changes due to prevention measures, like social isolation. Here, we assessed the profile of both the anxiety screening scores and anthropometric variables in the university community, associated with the isolation due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. We analyzed social and epidemiological associated factors for anxiety and weight change to address and better identify the physical and mental conditions aggravated during the pandemic. This is a cross‐sectional study based on the 7‐item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale questionnaire applied virtually to university students and professors in the State of Rio de Janeiro (n = 480). In our population cohort, we showed that the majority of individuals showed moderate to severe anxiety and increased body weight during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The major demographic associated factors for higher anxiety levels were young age, female gender, and low family income. The main modifiable associated factors for both anxiety and weight gain were the negative changes in living habits. In addition, there was a trend toward severe anxiety and greater weight change in people with increased time in social isolation. In view of these results, we suggest that bad habits, adopted during the COVID‐19 pandemic, were the main reason for the high anxiety levels found in the studied population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db6df0259b9e40d19a6717ee1d21f5452024-06-25T15:05:28ZengWileyMental Health Science2642-35882024-03-0121577210.1002/mhs2.48The relationship between anxiety and COVID‐19‐associated isolation and lifestyle changes in the university community as a result of the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemicFelipe Saceanu Leser0Mirella Araújo Ribeiro1Lucas Dalsente Romano da Silva2Renato Garcia Domingues3Tiago Fleming Outeiro4Kevin Boyé5Eduardo Coelho Cerqueira6Fabiano Lacerda Carvalho7Phelippe doCarmo Gonçalves8Institute of Biomedical Sciences Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro BrazilFaculty of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center (CCS) Serra dos Órgãos University Center (UNIFESO) Teresópolis Rio de Janeiro BrazilInstitute of Studies in Collective Health (IESC) Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro BrazilDepartment of Experimental Neurodegeneration, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration University Medical Center Göttingen Göttingen GermanyDepartment of Experimental Neurodegeneration, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration University Medical Center Göttingen Göttingen GermanyFrench Institute of Health and Medical Research Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (INSERM–U970, PARCC) Paris FranceFederal Institute of Education Science and Technology of Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ) Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro BrazilFaculty of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center (CCS) Serra dos Órgãos University Center (UNIFESO) Teresópolis Rio de Janeiro BrazilFaculty of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center (CCS) Serra dos Órgãos University Center (UNIFESO) Teresópolis Rio de Janeiro BrazilAbstract In 2020, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak emerged as a public health emergency. Three years later, we are still assessing the effects caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) and by the lifestyle changes due to prevention measures, like social isolation. Here, we assessed the profile of both the anxiety screening scores and anthropometric variables in the university community, associated with the isolation due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. We analyzed social and epidemiological associated factors for anxiety and weight change to address and better identify the physical and mental conditions aggravated during the pandemic. This is a cross‐sectional study based on the 7‐item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale questionnaire applied virtually to university students and professors in the State of Rio de Janeiro (n = 480). In our population cohort, we showed that the majority of individuals showed moderate to severe anxiety and increased body weight during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The major demographic associated factors for higher anxiety levels were young age, female gender, and low family income. The main modifiable associated factors for both anxiety and weight gain were the negative changes in living habits. In addition, there was a trend toward severe anxiety and greater weight change in people with increased time in social isolation. In view of these results, we suggest that bad habits, adopted during the COVID‐19 pandemic, were the main reason for the high anxiety levels found in the studied population.https://doi.org/10.1002/mhs2.487‐item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scaleanxietybody weight changecoronavirusmental health assistance |
| spellingShingle | Felipe Saceanu Leser Mirella Araújo Ribeiro Lucas Dalsente Romano da Silva Renato Garcia Domingues Tiago Fleming Outeiro Kevin Boyé Eduardo Coelho Cerqueira Fabiano Lacerda Carvalho Phelippe doCarmo Gonçalves The relationship between anxiety and COVID‐19‐associated isolation and lifestyle changes in the university community as a result of the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic Mental Health Science 7‐item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale anxiety body weight change coronavirus mental health assistance |
| title | The relationship between anxiety and COVID‐19‐associated isolation and lifestyle changes in the university community as a result of the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic |
| title_full | The relationship between anxiety and COVID‐19‐associated isolation and lifestyle changes in the university community as a result of the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between anxiety and COVID‐19‐associated isolation and lifestyle changes in the university community as a result of the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between anxiety and COVID‐19‐associated isolation and lifestyle changes in the university community as a result of the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic |
| title_short | The relationship between anxiety and COVID‐19‐associated isolation and lifestyle changes in the university community as a result of the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic |
| title_sort | relationship between anxiety and covid 19 associated isolation and lifestyle changes in the university community as a result of the sars cov 2 pandemic |
| topic | 7‐item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale anxiety body weight change coronavirus mental health assistance |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/mhs2.48 |
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