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Effects of Pre-Existing Mental Conditions on Fatigue and Psychological Symptoms Post-COVID-19

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  • Stefanie Homann

    (Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany)

  • Marie Mikuteit

    (Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
    Dean’s Office, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany)

  • Jacqueline Niewolik

    (Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany)

  • Georg M. N. Behrens

    (Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany)

  • Andrea Stölting

    (Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany)

  • Frank Müller

    (Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany)

  • Dominik Schröder

    (Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany)

  • Stephanie Heinemann

    (Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany)

  • Christina Müllenmeister

    (Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany)

  • Iman El-Sayed

    (Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany)

  • Christine Happle

    (Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Allergology, and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
    German Center for Lung Research, Biomedical Research in End Stage and Obstructive Lung Disease—BREATH, 30625 Hannover, Germany
    Excellence Cluster for Infection Research RESIST—Resolving Infection Susceptibility, 30625 Hannover, Germany)

  • Sandra Steffens

    (Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
    Dean’s Office, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Alexandra Dopfer-Jablonka

    (Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
    German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig, 30625 Hannover, Germany
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

Background: Patients who are post-COVID-19 will require more treatment soon. Therefore, it is important to understand the root cause of their psychological and somatic conditions. Previous studies showed contradictory results on the influence of pre-existing mental conditions. The present study examines the influence of these pre-existing conditions and their pre-treatment on the severity of post-COVID-19 symptoms. Methods: This analysis employs questionnaire data from a large study sample in Germany. Overall, 801 participants were included. All participants rated their health status on a scale from 0 to 100. Fatigue, depression, and anxiety were measured using the FAS, PHQ-9, and GAD-7 scales. Results: All pre-pandemic values showed no significant differences between the groups. The current health status was rated similarly by the recovered patients (μ = 80.5 ± 17.0) and the control group (μ = 81.2 ± 18.0) but significantly worse by acutely infected (μ = 59.0 ± 21.5) and post-COVID-19 patients (μ = 54.2 ± 21.1). Fatigue, depression, and anxiety were similar for recovered patients and the control group. By contrast, there were significant differences between the control and the post-COVID-19 groups concerning fatigue (45.9% vs. 93.1%), depression (19.3% vs. 53.8%), and anxiety (19.3% vs. 22.3%). Conclusion: Fatigue and psychological conditions of post-COVID-19 patients are not associated with pre-existing conditions.

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  • Stefanie Homann & Marie Mikuteit & Jacqueline Niewolik & Georg M. N. Behrens & Andrea Stölting & Frank Müller & Dominik Schröder & Stephanie Heinemann & Christina Müllenmeister & Iman El-Sayed & Chris, 2022. "Effects of Pre-Existing Mental Conditions on Fatigue and Psychological Symptoms Post-COVID-19," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:16:p:9924-:d:885882
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