The depressive state of Denmark during the COVID-19 pandemic

[...]in both cases – there were no prior survey data targeting the same population available to allow for a benchmark comparison. [...]the aim of the present study was to measure the level of psychological well-being in Denmark during the COVID-19 pandemic and to compare it to prior Danish data obta...

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Published in:Acta Neuropsychiatrica 2020-08, Vol.32 (4), p.226-228
Main Authors: Sønderskov, Kim Mannemar, Dinesen, Peter Thisted, Santini, Ziggi Ivan, Østergaard, Søren Dinesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - psychology
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Denmark - epidemiology
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Female
Gender
Guilt
Hope
Humans
Male
Mental depression
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Polls & surveys
Research Letters
SARS-CoV-2
Sex Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:[...]in both cases – there were no prior survey data targeting the same population available to allow for a benchmark comparison. [...]the aim of the present study was to measure the level of psychological well-being in Denmark during the COVID-19 pandemic and to compare it to prior Danish data obtained with the same measure. [...]the relationship between the reported symptom levels of anxiety/depression and the WHO-5 scores from the CCDPS 2020 was characterised by Spearman’s correlation coefficients. Spearman correlation coefficients for the association between six self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression (past 2 weeks) and the WHO-5 scores in the COVID-19 Consequences Denmark Panel Survey 2020 Overall Females Males Worry −0.366 −0.385 −0.317 Nervousness −0.525 −0.552 −0.472 Anxiety −0.461 −0.464 −0.429 Depressed mood −0.652 −0.657 −0.628 Hopelessness −0.565 −0.575 −0.529 Guilt −0.319 −0.314 −0.312 Discussion While we cannot rule out alternative explanations, the results of this study suggest that the psychological well-being of the general Danish population is affected negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic – and more so for females than for males.
ISSN:0924-2708
1601-5215
DOI:10.1017/neu.2020.15