The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on mental health, gut microbiota composition and serum cortisol levels

Karin Šik Novak, Nives Bogataj Jontez, Saša Kenig, Matjaž Hladnik, Alenka Baruca Arbeiter, Dunja Bandelj, Maša Černelič-Bizjak, Ana Petelin, Nina Mohorko, Zala Jenko Pražnikar

Stress · 2022 · 18 citations · 39 references

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= 0.005) during lockdown. Despite a small sample size and not being able to perform objective measurements during lockdown, the results confirm the effect of lockdown on mental health and gut microbiota composition that could have a great impact on our health (ClinicalTrials identifier: NCT04347213).

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