Meta-Worry, Anxiety, and Depression in the COVID-19 Pandemic (Brazil, March 2020)
Luana Cristina Silva-Santos,
André Faro,
Maísa Carvalho Silva
et al.
Abstract:This study evaluated the relationship between meta-worries and anxiety and depressive symptoms at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. In March 2020, 2,042 individuals, aged 18-78 years were recruited. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the 4-item Patient Health Questionnaire, and the Meta-Worry Questionnaire were administered online. Four logistic regression models were used to estimate the effects of the independent variables on anxiety and/or depressive symptoms with explained variances between … Show more
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