Table 2.
Types and severity of OCD symptoms during and before pandemic.
| Variable | During Pandemic | Before Pandemic | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of obsessions, N (%) | |||
| Contamination | 48 (78.6) | 40 (65.6) | 0.008a |
| Aggressive | 11(18) | 10 (16.4) | 1a |
| Sexual | 13 (21.3) | 13 (21.3) | 1a |
| Hoarding/saving | 7 (11.5) | 7 (11.5) | 1a |
| Religious | 25 (41) | 24 (39.3) | 1 |
| Magical thinking | 12 (19.7) | 12 (19.7) | 1a |
| Somatic | 12 (19.7) | 6 (9.8) | 0.109a |
| Type of compulsions, N (%) | |||
| Cleaning/washing | 46 (75.4) | 38 (62.3) | 0.039a |
| Checking | 27 (44.3) | 30 (49.2) | 0.375a |
| Repeating | 18 (29.5) | 17 (27.9) | 1a |
| Counting | 13 (21.3) | 14 (23) | 1a |
| Ordering/arranging | 15 (24.6) | 14 (23) | 1a |
| Hoarding/collecting | 8 (13.1) | 7 (11.5) | 1a |
| Superstition | 10 (16.4) | 10 (16.4) | 1a |
|
CY-BOCS Scores mean ±SD (min-max) |
|||
| Obsession | 9.72±3.67 (5-18) | 7.18±2.66 (5-15) | <0.001b |
| Compulsion | 9.27±3.47 (5-17) | 7.06±2.51 (5-14) | <0.001b |
| Total | 19.0±6.89 (10-35) | 14.24±5.05 (10-28) | <0.001b |
Notes:
a
McNemar test,
b
Wilcoxon test, Bold data, p<0.05 (significance).
CY-BOCS: Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale