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Table 2 Symptom intensity, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and avoidance behavior related to COVID-19

From: The immediate effect of COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder

COVID-19 questionnaire

CG data

N = 65 (%), mean (SD)

SG data

N = 37 (%), mean (SD)

Symptom intensity

 Increased severity

N = 29 (44.6%), 3.21 (1.78)

N = 27 (73%), 4.19 (2.62)

 Unchanged severity

N = 24 (36.9%)

N = 3 (8.1%)

 Reduced severity

N = 12 (18.5%) -3.42 (2.94)

N = 7 (18.9%), −3.71 (3.04)

 Anxiety increased

N = 21 (32.3%)

N = 20 (54.1%)

 Depressive symptoms increased

N = 22 (33.8%)

N = 16 (43.2%)

 Avoidance behavior increased

N = 12 (18.5%)

 

 New OCD symptoms

N = 10 (15.4%)

 

 COVID-19 part of OCD

N = 10 (15.4%)

13 (35.1%)