TOPLINE:
Each 1°C increase in the mean daily temperature reduced the symptoms of depression by 0.2% but increased the symptoms of mania by 0.4% in patients with mood disorders, new research showed.
METHODOLOGY:
- Researchers analysed data from 4000 adults (mean age, 30.9 years) with depressive symptoms and 2132 adults (mean age, 30.4 years) with manic symptoms, collected between 2021 and 2023 through the smartphone application juli.
- Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) and Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale (ASRM) scores, used to measure depressive and manic symptoms, respectively, were obtained.
- In the 2 weeks before completing the PHQ-8 or ASRM assessment, real-time ambient temperature data were obtained using participant smartphone geolocations.
- The analysis was adjusted for demographic and weather variables, including…