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The Collaborative Outcome Study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times (COH-FIT): Results from Cyprus

Published:2024-09-12 Issue:18 Volume:13 Page:5395
ISSN:2077-0383
Container-title:Journal of Clinical Medicine
language:en
Short-container-title:JCM

Author:

Papatriantafyllou Evangelia¹,Efthymiou Dimitris²³,Felekkis Kyriakos³,Solmi Marco⁴⁵⁶⁷,Correll Christoph U.⁷⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹^ORCID,Thompson Trevor¹²^ORCID,Estradé Andrés¹³^ORCID,Tsokani Sofia¹⁴,Kontouli Katerina-Maria¹⁴^ORCID,Seitidis Georgios¹⁵^ORCID,Koutsiouroumpa Ourania¹⁴^ORCID,Mavridis Dimitris¹⁴^ORCID,Christogiannis Christos¹⁴^ORCID,Vassilopoulou Emilia¹²³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece

2. Nous Thrapy Center, 54621 Thessaloniki, Greece

3. Department of Life Sciences, School of Life and Health Sciences, Universiy of Nicosia, Nicosia 2417, Cyprus

4. Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada

5. Department of Mental Health, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada

6. Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), Ottawa, ON K1Z 7K4, Canada

7. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany

8. Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA

9. Department of Psychiatry, Northwell Health, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY 11004, USA

10. Department of Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA

11. German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Partner Site Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany

12. Centre for Chronic Illness and Ageing, University of Greenwich, London SE10 9LS, UK

13. Early Psychosis: Interventions and Clinical-Detection (EPIC) Lab, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London SE5 8AB, UK

14. Department of Primary Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece

15. Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece

Abstract

Many studies have shown that COVID-19 caused many problems in mental health. This paper presents the results of the Cyprus sample, part of the global initiative named “The Collaborative Outcomes Study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times” (COH-FIT). Methods: The study took place from April 2019 to January 2022, using the Greek version of the online standard COH-FIT questionnaire on 917 Cypriot adults. Weighted t-tests were applied to test the differences between pre-pandemic and intra-pandemic scores using the anesrake package. Results: Participant responses indicated a significant negative impact of the pandemic on measures of mental health (−7.55; 95% CI: −9.01 to −6.07), with worsening in the scores for anxiety (12.05; 95% CI: 9.33 to 14.77), well-being (−11.06; 95% CI: −12.69 to −9.45) and depression (4.60; 95% CI: 2.06 to 7.14). Similar negative effects were observed for feelings of anger (12.92; 95% CI: 10.54 to 15.29), helplessness (9.66; 95% CI: 7.25 to 12.07), fear (22.25; 95% CI: 19.25 to 25.26), and loneliness (12.52; 95% CI: 9.94 to15.11). Increased use of social media (0.89; 95% CI: 0.71 to 1.09), internet (0.86; 95% CI: 0.67 to 1.04), and substance consumption (0.06; 95% CI: 0.00 to 0.11) were reported, along with a significant decrease in physical health (−3.45; 95% CI: −4.59 to −2.32), self-care (−7.10; 95% CI: −9.00 to −5.20), and social function (−11.27; 95% CI: −13.19 to −9.35), including support (−0.72; 95% CI: −1.09 to −0.34) and family function (−7.97; 95% CI: −9.90 to −6.05). Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected the daily life and emotional well-being of Cypriots. Identifying factors that influence vulnerability and resilience is essential to prioritize mental health support and address the long-term effects of the pandemic.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/18/5395/pdf

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