Spectrum Service for Personality Disorder, Richmond, VIC, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, 2541Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Spectrum Service for Personality Disorder, Richmond, VIC, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2022 Apr;30(2):235-238. doi: 10.1177/10398562211057078. Epub 2021 Dec 2.
The aim of this study was to investigate the well-being of people with severe borderline personality disorder (BPD) during the first wave of COVID-19 social restrictions.
Clients of an outpatient specialist personality disorder clinic ( = 77) were invited to the study. An online survey was conducted including a range of open-ended questions exploring well-being and the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) which assesses 'coronaphobia'. Qualitative data were analysed using inductive content analysis with NVivo software. CAS data were analysed descriptively using SPSS version 25.
Thirty-six surveys were completed (48% response rate). Many participants experienced significant challenges to their overall well-being during lockdown although some reported improvements in psychosocial functioning. Three participants (8.3%) experienced clinically significant 'coronaphobia'.
The self-reported physical and mental health of participants with BPD demonstrated resilience, suggesting that the capacity to maintain treatment via telehealth helped to mitigate many of the adverse aspects of social restrictions. This study was conducted during the first wave of social restrictions; subsequent studies will reveal longer-term effects of extended community lockdowns.
本研究旨在调查严重边缘型人格障碍（BPD）患者在 COVID-19 社会限制的第一波期间的幸福感。
邀请了一家门诊专科人格障碍诊所的患者（=77 人）参加研究。进行了一项在线调查，包括一系列开放式问题，探讨幸福感和冠状病毒焦虑量表（CAS），该量表评估“coronaphobia”。使用 NVivo 软件对定性数据进行归纳内容分析。使用 SPSS 版本 25 对 CAS 数据进行描述性分析。
完成了 36 项调查（48%的回应率）。许多参与者在封锁期间经历了整体幸福感的重大挑战，尽管一些人报告了心理社会功能的改善。有 3 名参与者（8.3%）出现了临床显著的“coronaphobia”。
BPD 患者的自我报告的身心健康表现出了韧性，这表明通过远程医疗维持治疗的能力有助于减轻社会限制的许多不利方面。本研究是在社会限制的第一波期间进行的；后续研究将揭示长期社区封锁的影响。
