Table 2.

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

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%)