Study of screening of mental health status of coronavirus disease-19 confirmed noncritical patients admitted at a tertiary care hospital and a coronavirus disease care center in Ahmedabad.
Indian J Psychiatry
; 63(6): 584-587, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Despite coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) being a major health crisis in the current times, only a few studies have addressed its potential direct effect on mental health, especially among COVID-19 patients.AIMS:
This study was conducted to assess the mental health of COVID-19 patients. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
In cross sectional study, mental health status of 301 symptomatic and 200 asymptomatic COVID-19 participants was assessed using the General Health Questionnaire-28.RESULTS:
Around 8.78% COVID-19 patients were found to be psychologically distressed that was predominantly higher among symptomatic COVID-19 patients. Risk of psychological distress was significantly higher in females, living in nuclear families and having a history of addiction.CONCLUSIONS:
COVID-19 patients suffer from psychological distress, which needs to be addressed to cope well with this pandemic situation.
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Screening_studies
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En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article