Post-traumatic stress symptoms among an Egyptian sample of post-remission COVID-19 survivors: prevalence and sociodemographic and clinical correlates
| Autor: | Samar A. Atwa, Amira Said, Maha E. Alsadik, Mohamed Abdelghani, Mervat S. Hassan, Ahmed A Abdelmoaty |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Post-traumatic stress symptoms
Hospital anxiety medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) business.industry Depression scale lcsh:RC435-571 Research Traumatic stress Disease COVID-19 survivors Checklist Fight-or-flight response Psychiatry and Mental health Internal medicine lcsh:Psychiatry Medicine Egypt business Socioeconomic status |
| Zdroj: | Middle East Current Psychiatry, Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021) Middle East Current Psychiatry, Ain Shams University |
| ISSN: | 2090-5416 |
| Popis: | Background Given its global spread, the COVID-19 virus infection itself may be experienced as a traumatic and stressful event among survivors. The post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) among those surviving the disease were under evaluated. This study aimed to identify and compare PTSS and associated correlates among COVID-19 survivors and control subjects. A cross-sectional design with a convenience sampling included a total of 85 adults who survived COVID-19 virus infection and 85 control subjects (matched for age, sex, education, and socioeconomic level) who were recruited from Zagazig University Hospitals, Sharkia Province, Egypt. The participants were interviewed using a semistructured demographic and clinical checklist, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Axis I Disorders (SCID-5), the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), and the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS). Results Approximately, 72% of COVID-19 survivors experienced moderate-to-severe PTSS (compared to 53% of control subjects). Individuals who survived the COVID-19 virus infection were more likely to have intensified hyperarousal symptoms (OR: 2.7, 95% CI: 1.7–4.4), with higher total IES-R scoring (OR: 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01–1.05). Among COVID-19 survivors, those who reported moderate-to-severe PTSS were likely to experience severe COVID-19 symptoms during their illness (OR: 4.1, 95% CI: 1.4–11.9). Conclusions PTSS was prevalent among COVID-19 survivors in Egypt. The hyperarousal symptoms were the most experienced ones. The symptom severity of COVID-19 virus infection predicted PTSS in COVID-19 survivors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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