Abstract

The COVID-19 virus has a neuropsychiatric impact, including mild cognitive impairment. Most severe traumas negatively impact executive functions. However, the impact of COVID-19 trauma on cognition is unknown. To test the effects of COVID-19 traumatic stress on executive functions, we surveyed 417 Syrian refugees using measures for COVID-19 traumatic stress, executive functions, PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Using step multiple regression and PROCESS mediation analysis, COVID-19 traumatic stress and its three fears, economic and social components, directly and indirectly, affect increased working memory and inhibition deficits via PTSD and depression. We discussed the conceptual and clinical implications of the results.

摘要

COVID-19病毒具有神经精神病学影响，包括轻度认知障碍。最严重的创伤会对执行功能产生负面影响。但是，COVID-19创伤对认知的影响尚不清楚。为了测试COVID-19创伤压力对执行功能的影响，我们对COVID-19创伤压力，执行功能，PTSD，抑郁和焦虑进行了测量，调查了417名叙利亚难民。使用逐步多元回归和PROCESS中介分析，COVID-19创伤压力及其三个恐惧，经济和社会因素直接或间接地通过PTSD和抑郁症影响工作记忆的增加和抑制缺陷。我们讨论了结果的概念和临床意义。