Anxiety and depression levels in Covid-19 disease and their relation to hypertension

Şensoy, Barış; Güneş, Aygül; Arı, Selma

doi:10.1080/10641963.2020.1847132

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“…Psychological stress has a significant impact on the cardiovascular system, and changes in emotional state can cause fluctuations in BP control 4 . Previous studies have also shown that anxiety disorders and depression are correlated with BP variability 5,6 . Seeing that increased psychological stress is strongly associated with impaired BP control, we hypothesized the pandemic as a possible cause of psychological stress, may be associated with impaired BP control in patients with primary HT.…”

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Anxiety Disorder Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic Causes Deterioration of Blood Pressure Control in Primary Hypertensive Patients

Çelık¹,

Yılmaz²,

Karagöz³

et al. 2021

MMJ

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Objective: The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread rapidly all over the world and caused anxiety disorders. Recent studies have also shown that the prevalence of depression and anxiety increased during the COVID-19 outbreak. We aimed to evaluate the anxiety and depression levels during the pandemic and identify the effect of pandemic-related stress on blood pressure (BP) control in primary hypertensive patients. Method: A total of 142 patients with primary hypertension (HT) who continued to use the same antihypertensive drugs before and during the pandemic were included in the study. Twenty-four -hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire were applied to patients. We retrospectively reviewed 24-h ABPM records of the same patients for the year before the pandemic. Results: Daytime, nighttime and 24 -hour-systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels as well as daytime, nighttime, and 24- hour-diastolic blood pressure (DBP) levels, were significantly elevated during the COVID-19 outbreak compared to the pre-pandemic period (p<0.001). Higher HADS-A scores (HADS-A ≥7) were significantly associated with much greater increase in BP compared to the patients with lower HADS-A scores. Conclusion: Psychological stress due to the COVID-19 outbreak led to worsening of the regulation of BP in controlled hypertensive patients whose antihypertensive treatments did not change.

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confidence: 90%

Anxiety Disorder Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic Causes Deterioration of Blood Pressure Control in Primary Hypertensive Patients

Çelık¹,

Yılmaz²,

Karagöz³

et al. 2021

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“…Hypertension represents one of the most common diseases worldwide causing mortality and disability, and it was shown to be associated with depression and anxiety symptoms 10 , 11 . Moreover, co-morbid hypertension and mental disorders are not only associated with a higher-risk for cardiovascular disease-related mortality 12 , but also with worse prognoses through the COVID-19 infection course 13 , 14 . Additionally, containment measures including social distancing and self-isolation had a further impact and negatively affected people’s well-being 5 .…”

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Depression symptoms as longitudinal predictors of the psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic in hypertensive patients

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Zanatta

Adorni

et al. 2021

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COVID-19 has brought considerable changes and caused critical psychological responses, especially among frail populations. So far, researchers have explored the predictive effect of diverse factors on pandemic-related psychological distress, but none have focused on the impact of prior depression and anxiety symptomatology adopting an extended (10-year) longitudinal design. 105 patients aged over 60, affected by hypertension who participated in a previous longitudinal study were assessed through a follow-up telephone structured interview. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) were used for assessing depression and anxiety symptoms and the psychological impact of COVID-19, respectively. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted. At the assessment, participants did not report clinically relevant depression, anxiety, and psychological pandemic-related distress symptoms. However, significant mean differences between baseline and current follow-up evaluations for both depression and anxiety were found, reflecting a decrease in symptomatology over time (p < .001). Baseline depression symptoms (β = 1.483, p = .005) significantly predicted the psychological impact of COVID-19 after 10 years. Conversely, their decrease (β = −1.640, p < .001) and living with others (β = −7.274, p = .041) significantly contributed to lower psychological distress scores. Our findings provide insight into the predisposing influence of depressive symptoms on pandemic-related psychological distress ten years later. Preventive interventions and strategies considering these factors are needed to better pre-empt the severe mental consequences of the pandemic.

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“…Firstly, it must be noted that the effects estimated from the correlational analyses were particularly weak. Secondly, it should be underlined that, according to prior research [64][65][66], anxiety and depression symptoms were evidenced as factors predisposing to higher COVID-19 pandemic psychological impact mainly in vulnerable populations due to their belief of being at higher exposure to experience worse prognoses through the COVID-19 infection course. The present survey was conducted on a sample of healthy participants, leading us to infer that the effects of depression and anxiety symptoms have been mitigated by the typology of the population involved.…”

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The Role of Selected Psychological Factors in Healthy-Sustainable Food Consumption Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zanatta

Mari

Adorni

et al. 2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent precautions and dispositions adopted have triggered substantial changes in daily health-related behaviors, including food consumption habits. The psychological impact of the pandemic has been considered one of the factors affecting this transition and requiring consideration when targeting healthy-sustainable behavior preservation. The present study describes the results of a survey conducted on a convenience sample of Italian residents (n = 2272) during the first phases of pandemic. The aim was to explore the daily nutritional choices and behaviors and their transformations that occurred along with the associations with psychological factors (i.e., subjective well-being, and depression, anxiety and stress symptoms). An indicator for healthy-sustainable transition (HST index) was constructed and revealed diffused transformation in dietary habits, with a large segment of the sample adopting healthier and more sustainable dietary behaviors and others showing reduced healthy-sustainable food choices. Informative relationships with the psychological variables were then found from the correlational and regression analyses. Lower levels of anxiety, depression and stress symptomatology and higher perceived subjective well-being were significantly associated with healthier-sustainable food consumption behaviors. These findings shed light on the crucial areas to be considered in future institutional interventions, ultimately ensuring favorable conditions for both healthy diet behaviors and sustainable food consumption choices.

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Anxiety and depression levels in Covid-19 disease and their relation to hypertension

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References 21 publications

Anxiety Disorder Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic Causes Deterioration of Blood Pressure Control in Primary Hypertensive Patients

Anxiety Disorder Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic Causes Deterioration of Blood Pressure Control in Primary Hypertensive Patients

Depression symptoms as longitudinal predictors of the psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic in hypertensive patients

The Role of Selected Psychological Factors in Healthy-Sustainable Food Consumption Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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