Having a history of anxiety or depression increases the likelihood of experiencing brain fog in the weeks following a COVID-19 infection, a new study suggests.
May 8, 2023 – Having a history of anxiety or depression increases the likelihood of experiencing brain fog in the weeks following a COVID infection, a new study from the University of California, Los Angeles suggests.
The researchers also found that people who have brain fog during the first 4 weeks after infection were more likely to experience it as a long-term symptom as part of a long COVID diagnosis. They also were more likely to experience other physical long COVID symptoms.included 766 people whose average age was 60 and who had a confirmed COVID infection between April 2020 and February 2021.
The researchers included reported cognitive problems like trouble being organized, trouble concentrating, and forgetfulness. Among people in the study:29% reported trouble concentrating on activities like watching TV or reading a book.Women were more likely than men to report cognitive problems following COVID infection. Thinking difficulties were more likely in participants ages 40 to 59 years old, compared to younger participants.
“This perception of cognitive deficits suggests that affective issues -- in this case anxiety and depression -- appear to carry over into the long COVID period,” said study author and UCLA professor Neil Wenger, MD, MPH, in a“This is not to say that long COVID is all in one’s head, but that it is likely not a single condition and that for some proportion of patients there is likely a component of anxiety or depression that is exacerbated by the disease,” Wenger said.
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