COVID-19-related anxiety predicts somatic symptoms in the UK population

被引:135
作者
Shevlin, Mark [1 ]
Nolan, Emma [1 ]
Owczarek, Marcin [1 ]
McBride, Orla [1 ]
Murphy, Jamie [1 ]
Gibson Miller, Jilly [2 ]
Hartman, Todd K. [2 ]
Levita, Liat [2 ]
Mason, Liam [3 ]
Martinez, Anton P. [2 ]
McKay, Ryan [4 ]
Stocks, Thomas V. A. [2 ]
Bennett, Kate M. [5 ]
Hyland, Philip [6 ]
Bentall, Richard P. [2 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Ulster Univ, Coleraine, Londonderry, North Ireland
[2] Univ Sheffield, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England
[3] UCL, London, England
[4] Royal Holloway Univ London, Egham, Surrey, England
[5] Univ Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
[6] Maynooth Univ, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
COVID-19; pandemic; somatic symptoms; COVID-19 related anxiety;
D O I
10.1111/bjhp.12430
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This study aimed to estimate the association between anxiety associated with COVID-19 and somatic symptoms, using data from a large, representative sample (N = 2,025) of the UK adult population. Results showed that moderate to high levels of anxiety associated with COVID-19 were significantly associated with general somatic symptoms and in particular with gastrointestinal and fatigue symptoms. This pattern of associations remained significant after controlling for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), pre-existing health problems, age, gender, and income. This is the first evidence that anxiety associated with COVID-19 makes a unique contribution to somatization, above and beyond the effect of GAD.
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页码:875 / 882
页数:8
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