RT Journal Article
T1 Examining Association of Personality Characteristics and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Post-COVID Syndrome
A1 Delgado Alonso, Cristina
A1 Valles Salgado, María
A1 Delgado Álvarez, Alfonso
A1 Gómez Ruiz, Natividad
A1 Yus, Miguel
A1 Polidura, Carmen
A1 Pérez Izquierdo, Carlos
A1 Marcos Dolado, Alberto
A1 Gil, María José
A1 Matías-Guiu Guía, Jorge
A1 Matias Guiu, Jordi A.
AB Background: We aimed to evaluate personality traits in patients with post-COVID syndrome, as well as the association with neuropsychiatric symptoms present in this disorder. Methods: The Big Five Structure Inventory was administered to 93 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of post-COVID syndrome as defined by the WHO and to demographically matched controls. We also performed a comprehensive evaluation of depression, anxiety, fatigue, sleep quality, cognitive function, and olfactory function. Results: Patients with post-COVID syndrome scored lower for emotional stability, equanimity, positive mood, and self-control. Extraversion, emotional stability, and openness correlated negatively with anxiety and depression levels. Conscientiousness correlated negatively with anxiety. No statistically significant correlations were observed between personality traits and cognitive function, sleep quality, olfactory function, or fatigue. Personality scores explained 36.3% and 41% of the variance in scores on the anxiety and depression scales, respectively. Two personality profiles with lower levels of emotional stability were associated with depression and anxiety. Conclusions: Our study shows higher levels of neuroticism in patients with post-COVID syndrome. Personality traits were predictive of the presence of depression and anxiety, but not cognitive function, sleep quality, or fatigue, in the context of post-COVID syndrome. These findings may have implications for the detection of patients at risk of depression and anxiety in post-COVID syndrome, and for the development of preventive and therapeutic interventions.
PB MPDI
SN 2076-3425
YR 2022
FD 2022-02-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71616
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71616
LA eng
NO Delgado Alonso, C., Valles Salgado, M., Delgado Álvarez, A. et al. «Examining Association of Personality Characteristics and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Post-COVID Syndrome». Brain Sciences, vol. 12, n.o 2, febrero de 2022, p. 265. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12020265.
NO Instituto de Salud Carlos III/Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional
NO Comunidad de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 12 abr 2025