Corrigendum: Major Stress-Related Symptoms During the Lockdown: A Study by the Italian Society of Psychophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience

Invitto, Sara; Romano, Daniele; Garbarini, Francesca; Bruno, Valentina; Urgesi, Cosimo; Curcio, Giuseppe; Grasso, Alberto; Pellicciari, Maria Concetta; Koch, Giacomo; Betti, Viviana; Fiorio, Mirta; Ricciardi, Emiliano; Tommaso, Marina de; Valeriani, Maurizio

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.711132

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“…These results need careful interpretation due to possible effects of seasonality, reporting bias and mediating pathways. For example, the link between headache, the most reported symptom, and the peaks of infection could be partially mediated through psychosocial distress (eg, confusion, worrisome attitudes) or isolation and indoor confinement, [53][54][55] as corroborated in our results by limited discriminatory capacity. While fever and loss of smell are familiar and recognisable symptoms, their lower frequency and good discriminatory capacity of infection support their high specificity to COVID-19 in a relatively low prevalence and protected context.…”

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Trends and symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a longitudinal study on an Alpine population representative sample

Barbieri¹,

Pizzato²,

Gögele³

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesThe continuous monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 infection waves and the emergence of novel pathogens pose a challenge for effective public health surveillance strategies based on diagnostics. Longitudinal population representative studies on incident events and symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection are scarce. We aimed at describing the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 and 2021 through regular monitoring of self-reported symptoms in an Alpine community sample.DesignTo this purpose, we designed a longitudinal population representative study, the Cooperative Health Research in South Tyrol COVID-19 study.Participants and outcome measuresA sample of 845 participants was retrospectively investigated for active and past infections with swab and blood tests, by August 2020, allowing adjusted cumulative incidence estimation. Of them, 700 participants without previous infection or vaccination were followed up monthly until July 2021 for first-time infection and symptom self-reporting: COVID-19 anamnesis, social contacts, lifestyle and sociodemographic data were assessed remotely through digital questionnaires. Temporal symptom trajectories and infection rates were modelled through longitudinal clustering and dynamic correlation analysis. Negative binomial regression and random forest analysis assessed the relative importance of symptoms.ResultsAt baseline, the cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection was 1.10% (95% CI 0.51%, 2.10%). Symptom trajectories mimicked both self-reported and confirmed cases of incident infections. Cluster analysis identified two groups of high-frequency and low-frequency symptoms. Symptoms like fever and loss of smell fell in the low-frequency cluster. Symptoms most discriminative of test positivity (loss of smell, fatigue and joint-muscle aches) confirmed prior evidence.ConclusionsRegular symptom tracking from population representative samples is an effective screening tool auxiliary to laboratory diagnostics for novel pathogens at critical times, as manifested in this study of COVID-19 patterns. Integrated surveillance systems might benefit from more direct involvement of citizens’ active symptom tracking.

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Trends and symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a longitudinal study on an Alpine population representative sample

Barbieri¹,

Pizzato²,

Gögele³

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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“…Evidence suggests that the symptoms of anxiety and depression (16-28%) and self-reported stress (8%), are common psychological reactions to COVID-19 infection (5)(6)(7). Studies have also shown an increase in the incidence of feelings of anger, fear-avoidance behaviors, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (8,9).…”

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The Prevalence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis

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Introduction: Frontline health care workers (HCWs) have had an increased risk of developing health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to physical illness, they have experienced mental health challenges, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of PTSD among HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic via an umbrella review and meta-analysis.Methods: This study was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline to perform a systematic literature search using various medical databases (Web of science, PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, ProQuest, Science Direct, Embase, and Google scholar). The search included all articles published through the first of January 2020 the end of March 2021. The systematic review and meta-analysis studies that reported the prevalence of PTSD among health care workers were included in the study, and studies that reported the prevalence of PTSD in normal people or other epidemics were excluded. The random effects model was used to perform a meta-analysis, and the I2 index was used to evaluate heterogeneity among studies. Publication bias was assessed using the Egger test. Data was analyzed using STATA (version 14) software.Results: The initial literature search yielded 145 studies. After excluding duplicates and assessing the quality of the studies, 7 studies were selected for meta-analysis. The results showed that the overall prevalence of PTSD among HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic was 13.52% (95% CI: 9.06–17.98, I2 = 65.5%, p = 0.008).Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of PTSD among frontline HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to invest in efforts to screen HCWs for mental health disorders such as PTSD and provide them with mental health support.

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Corrigendum: Major Stress-Related Symptoms During the Lockdown: A Study by the Italian Society of Psychophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience

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Trends and symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a longitudinal study on an Alpine population representative sample

Trends and symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a longitudinal study on an Alpine population representative sample

The Prevalence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis

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