Abstract
The Coronavirus pandemic has had a vast global impact and has affected the lives of individuals of all ages across the world. The purpose of this study was to determine how the Coronavirus pandemic has affect the lives of individuals with preexisting mental health disorders specifically anxiety, depression as well as both anxiety and depression disorder. When conducting this study, data was collected from 50 patients between the ages of 25-69 years old, from an outpatient medical clinic, who were originally diagnosed with either anxiety, depression or both according to their most recent GAD-7 and/or PHQ-9 scores. Participants were assessed prior to and during the Coronavirus pandemic using a Likert Scale from 0 – 3 (0: Not at all, 1: Several Days, 2: More than half the days, 3: Nearly every day) for the following 5 factors: Alcohol Consumption, Financial Strain, Safety Concerns, Social Isolation and Influences of the Media. This was used to determine how these 5 factors affected the study participants prior to as compared to during the Coronavirus pandemic. The study results demonstrate that patient’s with preexisting anxiety and/or depression had higher calculated Likert Scale scores during the Coronavirus pandemic as compared to prior to the pandemic. Additionally, the findings also suggested an increase in financial strain, safety concerns, social isolation, and media influences for individuals with preexisting anxiety and/or depression during the pandemic, but no significant difference in alcohol consumption was found to exist during as opposed to prior to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Presenters
Vishal ChhibberFamily Medicine Specialist, Minot, ND Lee Stevens
West Florida Hospital, Pensacola Florida Saveen Sall
Windsor University School of Medicine Esha Jain
American University of Integrative Sciences School of Medicine Sheena Jain
American University of Integrative Sciences School of Medicine
Details
Presentation Type
Theme
Health Promotion and Education
KEYWORDS
Coronavirus,Pandemic,Mental Health,Anxiety,Depression,Alcohol Consumption,Financial Strain,Safety Concerns,Social Isolation,Influence of Media
