Mental health of orthopaedic trauma patients during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic

Autor: Erica Umpierrez, Adam G Hirschfeld, Steven Magister, Andrew W Ohliger, Heather A. Vallier, Erin Ohliger, Lauren Buehler
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Orthopaedics
ISSN: 1432-5195
0341-2695
Popis: Purpose The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been associated with reports of increased anxiety, depression and fear among the general population. People with underlying psychiatric disorders are more susceptible to stress than the general population. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of concomitant psychiatric conditions in the orthopaedic trauma population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This retrospective cohort study evaluated orthopaedic trauma patients who received care at our institution between February through April of 2019 and February through April of 2020. Patient sex, age, mechanism of injury, associated injuries, fracture location, tobacco use, employment status, mental health diagnosis and presence of interpersonal violence were documented. Mental health diagnoses were defined based on International Classification of Diseases-10 classification. Results The study included 553 orthopaedic patients evaluated at our institution during the defined time period. Patients in the 2020 cohort had a higher prevalence of mental health diagnoses (26% vs. 43%, p
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