A Lancet study, involving a researcher of Indian origin, has linked COVID-19 symptoms to poorer mental health and lower life satisfaction. Researchers from King’s College London and University College London in the UK found that increases in psychological distress, depression, anxiety and lower life satisfaction were associated with prior self-reporting of Covid-19. Associations with poorer mental health did not decrease over time after infection, highlighting the potential long-lasting impacts of the disease and the need for longer follow-up by health care providers.
“This study brings together many of the UK’s longitudinal studies to provide a comprehensive overview of the mental health impacts of COVID-19 infection on the population,” said study lead author and Professor Praveetha Patalay of University College. London, also a graduate of Osmania University in Hyderabad. .
The study, part of the National Longitudinal Core Study of COVID-19 Health and Wellbeing, was published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
Self-reported Covid-19 was consistently associated with psychological distress, regardless of whether people tested positive for antibodies to the virus. These effects of infection were felt similarly in different groups of gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic circumstances.
The study suggests that COVID-19 infection might affect mental health more in older people, with self-reported infected people aged 50 and older showing a stronger association with poorer mental health. This could reflect that older people are more likely to experience more severe symptoms of covid-19, greater concern about infection, and higher risk of blood vessel (microvascular) or brain (neurological) changes after infection.
“These findings suggest that there were long-lasting mental health consequences of Covid-19 infection for some people early in this pandemic,” said Dr Ellen Thompson, from King’s College London.
COVID-19 cases in India
Meanwhile, India recorded 2,678 new cases of the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Ministry of Health on Friday (Oct. 14), the total recovery rate reached about 98.76 percent and the total recoveries data reached 4,40,68,557.
The total number of active cases of COVID-19 in India has risen to 26,583, data from the Health Ministry showed today. Yesterday, the active cases registered were around 26,509.
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