Poor stress resilience in adolescence predicts higher risk of severe COVID-19 and other respiratory infections: A prospective cohort study of 1.4 million Swedish men.

Agnes Af GeijerstamMonica HunsbergerKirsten MehligJenny NybergMargda WaernMaria ÅbergLauren Lissner

Published in: Journal of psychosomatic research (2024)

Poor stress resilience is a prospective factor for severe COVID-19 as well as for bacterial and viral respiratory pneumonia endpoints, independent of CRF. These findings imply an effect of late adolescent stress resilience on the immune system later in life.

Keyphrases

sars cov
coronavirus disease
climate change
social support
depressive symptoms
stress induced
early onset
young adults
mental health
respiratory tract
middle aged
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation