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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychiatr Res. 2021 Apr 13;143:471–480. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.03.046

Table 1. Clinical characteristics before vs. during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before COVID-19 During COVID-19 Wilcoxon Signed Ranks
           
Severity of symptoms Medians (min-max)   Medians (min-max)    
   DOCS 6 (0-65)   16 (0-74)   Z=-20.857; p<.001
   VOCI-MC 4 (0-66)   7 (0-80)   Z=-15.424; p<.001
   AAI 6 (0-40)   6 (0-40)   Z=-1.553; p<.120
   HRS 3 (0-35)   3 (0-37)   Z=-4.364; p<.001
   MGH-HPS 0 (0-28)   0 (0-22)   Z=-4.579; p<.001
   SPD 0 (0-32)   0 (0-32)   Z=-4.587; p<.001
   DASS 6 (0-55)   10 (0-57)   Z-13.701; p<.001
           
Disability levels          
   WHODAS 15 (12-49)   17 (12-56)   Z=-14.031; p<.001
           
Quality of life          
   Q-LES-Q-SF 54 (19-70)   50.00 (19-70)   Z=-15.042; p<.001
           
Rates of OCRDs Percentages   Percentages   McNemar Test
   OCD (DOCS ≥ 21) 15.3%   38.6%   Chi-square=173.84; Asymp. sig. <.001
   BDD (AAI ≥19) 16.5%   18.0%   Chi-square=3.02; Asymp sig. =.082
   HD (HRS ≥ 14) 17.7%   21.2%   Chi-square=13.75; Asym sig. <.001
   TTM (MGH-HPS ≥ 17) 8.1%   7.5%   Exact sig. (2-tailed) = 1.85
   SPD (SPS ≥ 9) 15.2%   18.5%   Chi-square=13.25; Asym sig. <.001

Footnote: DOCS=Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale; VOCI-MC=Vancouver Obsessional Compulsive Inventory-Mental Contamination Scale; AAI=Anxiety Appearance Inventory; HRS=Hoarding Rating Scale; MGH-HPS=Massachusetts General Hospital Hair Pulling Scale; SPRS=Skin Picking Scale; WHODAS= World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule; Q-LES-Q-SF=Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire Short Form; DASS-21= Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21; OCD=Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; BDD=Body Dysmorphic Disorder; HD=Hoarding Disorder; TTM=Hair Pulling Disorder; SPD=Skin Picking Disorder;