Kathiravan Sanjana, Rana Kirtan, Verma Meha, Kumar Krishan, Mohindra Ritin, Singh Shubh Mohan
Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Department of School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Ind Psychiatry J. 2021 Jan-Jun;30(1):131-135. doi: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_26_21. Epub 2021 Jun 30.
Waiting for results is often associated with a state of anxiety and restlessness. The current study is intended to study the emotional state of people waiting for their results after undergoing COVID-19 testing.
A descriptive study was done among 140 participants enrolled by simple random technique over a period of 1 month in May 2020. The participants who gave sample for COVID-19 were assessed for their emotional state at two stages - after giving sample and during the waiting period before telling results to them. A self-designed questionnaire focusing on the demographics and emotional state was submitted by the participants distributed to them as Google Forms. Wilcoxon signed-rank test and McNemar test were used to compare the statistical change in emotions over a period of time.
Around 63.6% and 68.8% of the participants had neutral emotional state after giving sample and before announcement of results, respectively. The mean score of agreement with decision to test was 9 ± 1.6 and discomfort related to testing was 4.6 ± 2.6 on Likert scale of 1-10. A statistically significant difference ( = 0.01) was observed in mean response for "something can be done to help" after giving sample (1.6 ± 0.4) and before announcement of results (1.8 ± 0.3).
Patients undergoing testing for COVID-19 undergo psychological turmoil and use various coping methods. Patients endorsed various suggestions including quicker generation of results, environmental changes and counselling services to help them cope better. Incorporating these suggestions may improve the diagnostic process in patients with COVID-19.
等待结果通常会伴随着焦虑和不安的情绪。本研究旨在探讨接受新冠病毒检测的人群在等待结果期间的情绪状态。
2020年5月，采用简单随机抽样技术，对140名参与者进行了为期1个月的描述性研究。对提供新冠病毒检测样本的参与者在两个阶段进行情绪状态评估——提供样本后以及在告知结果前的等待期间。参与者通过谷歌表单填写一份自行设计的问卷，内容涉及人口统计学和情绪状态。采用Wilcoxon符号秩检验和McNemar检验来比较一段时间内情绪的统计学变化。
分别有63.6%和68.8%的参与者在提供样本后和结果公布前处于中性情绪状态。在1-10李克特量表上，对检测决定的认同度平均得分为9±1.6，与检测相关的不适感平均得分为4.6±2.6。在提供样本后（1.6±0.4）和结果公布前（1.8±0.3），“可以采取措施提供帮助”的平均反应存在统计学显著差异（P = 0.01）。
接受新冠病毒检测的患者会经历心理波动，并采用各种应对方法。患者认可了包括更快出结果、环境改变和咨询服务等各种建议，以帮助他们更好地应对。采纳这些建议可能会改善新冠病毒患者的诊断过程。
