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Mariel Leclère, Arben Hysenaj, Rina Meha, Bernard Tahirbegolli, P. Schwarz, C. Steenblock, Lulejete Prekazi, Albane Isufi, Nevzat Shemsedini
Hormone and Metabolic Research, 2022
Hormone and Metabolic Research, 2022
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Leclère, M., Hysenaj, A., Meha, R., Tahirbegolli, B., Schwarz, P., Steenblock, C., … Shemsedini, N. (2022). The Impact of Information About COVID-19 on the Endocrine Stress System and Cognitive Distortions. Hormone and Metabolic Research.
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Leclère, Mariel, Arben Hysenaj, Rina Meha, Bernard Tahirbegolli, P. Schwarz, C. Steenblock, Lulejete Prekazi, Albane Isufi, and Nevzat Shemsedini. “The Impact of Information About COVID-19 on the Endocrine Stress System and Cognitive Distortions.” Hormone and Metabolic Research (2022).
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Leclère, Mariel, et al. “The Impact of Information About COVID-19 on the Endocrine Stress System and Cognitive Distortions.” Hormone and Metabolic Research, 2022.
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@article{mariel2022a,
title = {The Impact of Information About COVID-19 on the Endocrine Stress System and Cognitive Distortions},
year = {2022},
journal = {Hormone and Metabolic Research},
author = {Leclère, Mariel and Hysenaj, Arben and Meha, Rina and Tahirbegolli, Bernard and Schwarz, P. and Steenblock, C. and Prekazi, Lulejete and Isufi, Albane and Shemsedini, Nevzat}
}
Abstract
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is one of the major health concerns worldwide affecting not only human physical health but also contributing to the development of many mental disorders including impairment of the cognitive function. It is highly conceivable that elevation of the stress hormones, i.e., glucocorticoids and catecholamines, due to the infection, as well as the presence of psychosocial stressors, such as COVID-19 information, play a critical role in the development of these disorders. In the present study, the potential impact of exposure to COVID-19 information on the cognitive distortion and stress levels was analyzed in a population of 32 first-year medical sciences students using the stress assessment questionnaire (SAQ) and the posttraumatic cognitions inventory (PTCI) surveys. Both surveys demonstrated no acute change in the stress and post-traumatic cognition levels between medical sciences students who were either exposed or not to information about COVID-19. Interestingly, analysis of the stress and cognition points across the first and second measurements of the SAQ categories revealed a significant change in the control group but not in the experimental group. In addition, there was no significant difference among groups when considering the time*group factor. To conclude, we found that exposure to information about COVID-19 did not contribute acutely to cognitive distortion and stress levels among participating students. The previous exposure to COVID-19-related information from media and living during the COVID-19 pandemic era might have enhanced the awareness of the students to the situation.