Factors Associated with Psychiatric Morbidity among Patients who tested Positive and Isolated for COVID-19

Autor: Muhammad Hammad Athar, Usama Bin Zubair, Muhammad Shahbaz Shoaib, Hamza Bin Zubair, Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Imran, Nadeem Zia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 72, Iss 6 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0030-9648
2411-8842
DOI: 10.51253/pafmj.v72i6.6412
Popis: Objective: To look for the psychiatric morbidity and associated socio-demographic factors among patients who tested positive and isolated for COVID-19. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital, Malir Pakistan, from Mar to May 2020. Methodology: All patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and were admitted to the COVID-19 Ward without complications were included in the study. General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) was administered to look for the presence of psychiatric morbidity. Results: Out of 61 patients included in the study, 45(73.7%) showed the presence of psychiatric morbidity, while 16(26.3%) did not show psychiatric morbidity when screened with GHQ-12. 43(70.4%) were male, while 18(29.6%) were female. The mean age of the patients was 35.21±2.355 years. The advanced age and female gender have a statistically significant relationship (pvalue
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