| Autor: |
Minakshi Nimesh Parikh, Kartik Srinivasa Valipay, Mehul Brahmbhatt, Pragna Sorani, Vrunda Ashok Patel, Kesha Khetani, Nirav Patel, Harvee Shah, Aatman Nimesh Parikh |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, Vol 26, Iss 1, Pp 49-53 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0971-8990 |
| DOI: |
10.4103/jmhhb.jmhhb_184_20 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: The global scale of COVID-19 has been enormous, with the disease affecting 20 million people worldwide and resulting in 751,154 deaths by August 14, 2020. An increase in mental health problems is expected with an event of such scale, given past experience with epidemics such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola, among various vulnerable populations. One such population may be the family members of patients affected with COVID-19. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Five hundred and forty-one relatives of patients admitted in the COVID-19 wing of a tertiary care hospital were studied. Sociodemographic details were recorded and a Gujarati version of General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) was applied. A total score of ≥4 on GHQ-28 was considered indicative of “caseness” or psychiatric morbidity and the population was divided into two groups based on whether the score was |
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