1. Cognitive and Psychological Sequelae of COVID-19: Age Differences in Facing the Pandemic
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Simona Tiriolo, Sara A Contin, Sara Bianconi, Elisa Di Rosa, P. Iannizzi, Elisabetta Balestro, Elisabetta Cocconcelli, Anna Maria Cattelan, Biancarosa Volpe, Nicol Bernardinello, Maria Devita, Davide Leoni, and Daniela Mapelli
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Psychiatry ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,business.industry ,pandemic ,RC435-571 ,COVID-19 ,Montreal Cognitive Assessment ,Cognition ,Brief Research Report ,age differences ,Affect (psychology) ,Intensive care unit ,Checklist ,law.invention ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,law ,Pandemic ,post-traumatic stress disorder ,Medicine ,Psychological testing ,business ,cognitive effects ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
Literature about the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is currently focusing on the potential cognitive and neuropsychiatric sequelae observed in individuals receiving intensive care unit (ICU) treatments. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the differences in cognitive and psychological sequelae of COVID-19 between younger and older adults, regardless of being admitted to the ICU or not. The study involved 299 recovered individuals (from 18 to 90 years old), who underwent a comprehensive cognitive and psychological assessment. Linear regression models were conducted separately for Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL) scores to investigate the effect of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics on them. Separate linear regression models were then applied sorting participants by age: younger adults (
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- 2021