Fatigue and Its Longitudinal Associations With Mood, Stress, Anxiety, and Hair Cortisol During the Lockdowns of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Cohort Study With Ecological Momentary Assessment
Factors associated with high fatigue during the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic were young age, low socioeconomic status, higher perceived stress over the past month, and higher loneliness. Results further suggest hypocortisolism in fatigued individuals during COVID-19. Early fatigue may signal psychological vulnerability during large-scale stressors.
Authors
- Paul Forbes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0138-8508)
- Aljoscha Dreisoerner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0786-7267)
- Giulio Piperno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3215-2581)
- Giorgia Silani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4284-3618)
- Urs M. Nater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2430-5090)
- Ana Stijovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9024-9827)
- Anja C. Feneberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5872-6600)
- Nadine Skoluda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-2423)
- Ekaterina Pronizius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1446-196X)
- Claus Lamm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5422-0653)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000001433
- Primary Topic
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00