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Brain Fog and Depressed Mood in the Daily Life of People with Post-COVID after Hospital Discharge : An Experience Sampling Study

Schwerdtner, Lara (2023) Brain Fog and Depressed Mood in the Daily Life of People with Post-COVID after Hospital Discharge : An Experience Sampling Study.

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Abstract:COVID-19 has left many people with physical and psychological post-COVID complaints such as brain fog and depressed mood. Aim. The subjective experience of brain fog and depressed mood was explored. In addition, the relationship between the two variables was examined to see if there is any association between the two variables and, if applicable, on which level this association acts, on a state-like level or a trait-like level. Lastly, it was investigated if the variables predicted each other. Method. For this study, the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) was used for 14 days via the Ethica app among ten Dutch people with post-COVID symptoms after hospital discharge (Mage = 59.7, 50% female, 50% male). To analyze the longitudinal relationship between brain fog and depressed mood, Linear Mixed Models (LMM) were conducted. Conclusion. Depressed mood and brain fog as post-COVID symptoms should be taken seriously since they were found to be experienced moderately and continuously. There was an association between these two symptoms, which acted mainly on a trait-like level and only little on a state-like level. It was also found that depressed mood did not predict brain fog two hours later, neither did brain fog predict depressed mood two hours later.
Item Type:Essay (Master)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:77 psychology
Programme:Psychology MSc (66604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/94311
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