Post-COVID-19 mental health and its associated factors at 3-months after discharge: A case-control study

Autor: Asmaa Azizi, Doha Achak, Elmadani Saad, Abderraouf Hilali, Ibtissam Youlyouz-Marfak, Abdelghafour Marfak
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 17, Iss , Pp 101141- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2213-3984
DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2022.101141
Popis: Background: Mental health disorders are among the most significant sequelae of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the mental health status and associated risk factors of Moroccan COVID-19 survivors 3 months after hospital discharge. Methods: A case-control study was conducted from September 2021 to February 2022 on 824 participants. 213 were COVID-19 survivors and 611 were control group. Data were collected ether through an online anonymous survey. Anxiety and depression disorders were assessed using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results: The average age of all participants was 55.17 ± 16.44. Our findings highlighted higher prevalence of mental health disorders including anxiety and depression in COVID-19 survivors at 3 months after hospital discharge (HADS-A = 12.84; HADS-D = 10.91) compared to control group (HADS-A = 9.90; HADS-D = 8.27) (p
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