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Virol J
. 2022 Jan 6;19(1):3.
doi: 10.1186/s12985-021-01729-3.
Mental health status of COVID-19 survivors: a cross sectional study
Munam Raza Jafri[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anna Zaheer[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sahar Fatima[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Taiba Saleem[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Atif Sohail[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a communicable disease caused by a virus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemics are associated with the high level of mental stress. In many countries, general people reported the high level of depression, anxiety, psychological distress, post-traumatic stress disorder during recent a pandemic. This study aims to investigate the mental health status of people who survived through this alarming situation of COVID-19.
Methods: In this study, seventy individuals (either gender) between the age of 18-60 years, who contracted COVID-19 previously and then recovered as indicated by negative PCR results, were included. Data was collected by using three tools: impact of event scale (IES-R), patient health questionnaire-9(PHQ-9) and corona anxiety scale (CAS). People with other systemic/mental disorders, ongoing malignancies, upper/lower motor disorders and inability to give consent were excluded from the study.
Results: Mean age of participants was 26.29 + 11.79. All the 70 responders suffered from COVID-19. Among these 23 (32.9%) were asymptomatic and 47(67.1%) had common symptoms related to COVID-19 53 (75.7%) responders also had symptoms post-recovery. Most of the people who suffered COVID-19 had mild depression. Twenty-nine participants (41.4%) reported the highest impact of this traumatic event on their mental health. After suffering from COVID-19, 74.3% reported no anxiety as measured through corona anxiety scale (CAS).
Conclusion: High level of post-traumatic stress was seen among participants who recovered from COVID-19, especially those patients who were symptomatic. Mild depression and anxiety were also noted among them.
Keywords: Anxiety; COVID-19; Depression; Pandemic; Stress.
. 2022 Jan 6;19(1):3.
doi: 10.1186/s12985-021-01729-3.
Mental health status of COVID-19 survivors: a cross sectional study
Munam Raza Jafri[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anna Zaheer[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sahar Fatima[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Taiba Saleem[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Atif Sohail[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34991632
- DOI: 10.1186/s12985-021-01729-3
Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a communicable disease caused by a virus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemics are associated with the high level of mental stress. In many countries, general people reported the high level of depression, anxiety, psychological distress, post-traumatic stress disorder during recent a pandemic. This study aims to investigate the mental health status of people who survived through this alarming situation of COVID-19.
Methods: In this study, seventy individuals (either gender) between the age of 18-60 years, who contracted COVID-19 previously and then recovered as indicated by negative PCR results, were included. Data was collected by using three tools: impact of event scale (IES-R), patient health questionnaire-9(PHQ-9) and corona anxiety scale (CAS). People with other systemic/mental disorders, ongoing malignancies, upper/lower motor disorders and inability to give consent were excluded from the study.
Results: Mean age of participants was 26.29 + 11.79. All the 70 responders suffered from COVID-19. Among these 23 (32.9%) were asymptomatic and 47(67.1%) had common symptoms related to COVID-19 53 (75.7%) responders also had symptoms post-recovery. Most of the people who suffered COVID-19 had mild depression. Twenty-nine participants (41.4%) reported the highest impact of this traumatic event on their mental health. After suffering from COVID-19, 74.3% reported no anxiety as measured through corona anxiety scale (CAS).
Conclusion: High level of post-traumatic stress was seen among participants who recovered from COVID-19, especially those patients who were symptomatic. Mild depression and anxiety were also noted among them.
Keywords: Anxiety; COVID-19; Depression; Pandemic; Stress.