Fig. 3

Symptom prevalence and burden score of six emotional symptoms (derived from DSI), prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients indicated whether the symptom was present (yes/no) and, for present symptoms, they subsequently rated the burden on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from ‘not at all bothersome’ to ‘bothers very much’. Median (inter-quartile range) burden score for feeling anxious was 2.0 (2.0–3.0) prior to the pandemic and 2.0 (2.0–2.0, p = .227) during the pandemic, feeling sad 2.0 (2.0–3.5) and 2.0 (2.0–3.0, p = .314), worrying 2.0 (2.0–3.0) and 2.0 (2.0–2.3, p = .058), feeling nervous 2.0 (2.0–3.0) and 2.0 (2.0–3.0, p = .963), having trouble falling asleep 3.0 (2.0–4.0) and 2.0 (2.0–3.5, p = .594), having trouble staying asleep 2.0 (2.0–4.0) and 3.0 (2.0–4.0, p = .769)