TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Fear of death during COVID-19 does not explain post-infection depression symptoms beyond reported symptoms during the infection in COVID-19 survivors
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Speichert, Leoni-Johanna
A1  - Schweda, Adam
A1  - Witzke, Oliver
A1  - Konik, Margarethe
A1  - Rohn, Hana
A1  - Stettner, Mark
A1  - Musche, Venja
A1  - Herchert, Klaas
A1  - Fink, Madeleine
A1  - Geiger, Sheila
A1  - Bäuerle, Alexander
A1  - Skoda, Eva-Maria
A1  - Teufel, Martin
A1  - Dinse, Hannah
SP  - e13773
EP  - e13773
VL  - 19
IS  - 21
N2  - The COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented global burden to the general population and, in particular, to individuals who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2. In the context of the discussion about "post COVID-19", the aim of the study was to advance research on mental health and long-term consequences after COVID-19. In total, 214 COVID-19 survivors (female: 54.2%; hospitalized: 36.7%) participated in the repeated cross-sectional assessment. In addition to demographic data, mental and somatic symptoms, fear of death at the time of infection, and depressive (PHQ-8) and generalized anxiety symptoms (GAD-7) were assessed. <br><br>RESULTS showed an increased prevalence of depressive symptoms and symptoms of generalized anxiety compared to observations in the general population prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological symptoms of depression and reported levels of fear of death during the SARS-CoV-2 infection showed a negative association with the time interval since COVID-19 diagnosis. Furthermore, although fear of death during the acute COVID-19 was related to depression and generalized anxiety, this association was predominantly explained by the presence of mental and somatic symptoms. In conclusion, initial fear of death does not impact mental health beyond the overall symptom burden. Furthermore, depressive symptoms appear to vanish across time since infection.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113773
ID  - ref1
ER  -