Prevalence and risk factors of psychological symptoms and quality of life in COVID-19 survivors: A cross-sectional study of three different populations
International Journal of Nursing Practice, cilt.30, sa.3, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ijn.13202
- Dergi Adı: International Journal of Nursing Practice
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Anahtar Kelimeler: anxiety, COVID-19, depression, depressive symptoms, post-acute-COVID-19 syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, quality of life, SARS-Co-V-2, survivor, symptoms
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim: Studies of the effects of COVID-19, especially post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, on psychological health in non-severe cases are limited. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and associated risk factors of psychological symptoms, and quality-of-life in three groups of outpatients, hospitalized and intensive care patients. Methods: A total 276 patients, previously confirmed with SARS-CoV-2 infection, attending the COVID-19 follow-up outpatient clinic from December 2020 to July 2021 were interviewed face-to-face. In this cross-sectional, retrospective study, all participants were asked our self-designed demographic and screening questions to assess their psychological symptoms and administered the WHQOOL-BREF survey to evaluate quality of life. Results: In screening questions, major depressive disorder symptoms were detected at a rate of 20.3%, generalized anxiety disorder symptoms at a rate of 16.7%, panic attack symptoms at a rate of 10.9%, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms at a rate of 28.6% and obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms at a rate of 18.1%. The outpatient group with COVID-19 infection had a higher risk of developing psychological symptoms and decreased quality of life. Conclusion: COVID-19 infection was found to have a considerable psychological impact on those treated as outpatients despite the less severe course of their illness.