The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on depression and anxiety symptoms: Findings from the United Arab Emirates Healthy Future (UAEHFS) cohort study.

Manal Al BlooshiTamadher Al AmeriMaryam Al MarriAmar AhmadAndrea Leinberger-JabariAbdishakur AbdulleManal TaimahThekra Al ZaabiKhaloud Al RemeithiAyesha Al HosaniScott E ShermanRaghib Ali

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Overall, we found that depression and anxiety symptoms were more prevalent among young people and females. However, we did not find a significant change in the prevalence of depression symptoms among those with comparable pre-pandemic data. Identifying vulnerable groups and understanding trajectories through longitudinal studies would help with planning for effective mental health interventions for the current and future pandemics.

Keyphrases

mental health
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
current status
sars cov
cross sectional
machine learning
artificial intelligence