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17-04-2024 | Mood Disorders | Original Article

Chronic heart conditions linked to depressive symptoms during COVID-19: retrospective findings from the national longitudinal survey of youth 97 cohort

Author: Nicholas Lassi

Published in: Journal of Public Health

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Abstract

Aim

Heart conditions and depression have a complex and possible bi-directional relationship. This study is an effort to provide some clarity situated within the frame of COVID-19.

Subject and methods

The relationship between chronic heart conditions and depression-related outcomes was examined before and during the COVID-19 pandemic; this included feeling depressed, not being able to get “going,” restless sleep, feeling that everything was an effort, feeling sad, keeping the mind focused, and having a poor appetite. A retrospective study was performed using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 97 (NLSY97) dataset, with a sample size of 645 individuals. One-way multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) analyses were conducted to examine this relationship.

Results

Before the pandemic, having a chronic heart condition was not linked with a higher risk for depressive symptoms relative to not having a heart condition. During the pandemic, having a chronic heart condition was significantly linked with a higher risk for depressive symptoms relative to not having a heart condition; this included not being able to get “going” (F (1, 645) = 5.048, p = .025, η2p = .008) and restless sleep (F (1, 645) = 15.818, p < .001, η2p = .024).

Conclusion

Targeted interventions should be advanced to address the elevated likelihood of depressive symptoms among individuals with chronic heart conditions during public health emergencies.
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Metadata
Title
Chronic heart conditions linked to depressive symptoms during COVID-19: retrospective findings from the national longitudinal survey of youth 97 cohort
Author
Nicholas Lassi
Publication date
17-04-2024
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Journal of Public Health
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-024-02270-7