University Institute of Physical Therapy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Virol J. 2022 Jan 6;19(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s12985-021-01729-3.
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a communicable disease caused by a virus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemics are associated with the high level of mental stress. In many countries, general people reported the high level of depression, anxiety, psychological distress, post-traumatic stress disorder during recent a pandemic. This study aims to investigate the mental health status of people who survived through this alarming situation of COVID-19.
In this study, seventy individuals (either gender) between the age of 18-60 years, who contracted COVID-19 previously and then recovered as indicated by negative PCR results, were included. Data was collected by using three tools: impact of event scale (IES-R), patient health questionnaire-9(PHQ-9) and corona anxiety scale (CAS). People with other systemic/mental disorders, ongoing malignancies, upper/lower motor disorders and inability to give consent were excluded from the study.
Mean age of participants was 26.29 + 11.79. All the 70 responders suffered from COVID-19. Among these 23 (32.9%) were asymptomatic and 47(67.1%) had common symptoms related to COVID-19 53 (75.7%) responders also had symptoms post-recovery. Most of the people who suffered COVID-19 had mild depression. Twenty-nine participants (41.4%) reported the highest impact of this traumatic event on their mental health. After suffering from COVID-19, 74.3% reported no anxiety as measured through corona anxiety scale (CAS).
High level of post-traumatic stress was seen among participants who recovered from COVID-19, especially those patients who were symptomatic. Mild depression and anxiety were also noted among them.
新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是一种由严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒 2（SARS-CoV-2）引起的传染病。大流行与高度的精神压力有关。在许多国家，普通民众在最近的大流行期间报告了高水平的抑郁、焦虑、心理困扰、创伤后应激障碍。本研究旨在调查从 COVID-19 这一令人震惊的情况中幸存下来的人的心理健康状况。
在这项研究中，我们纳入了 70 名（无论性别）年龄在 18-60 岁之间的个体，这些人先前感染过 COVID-19，随后通过阴性 PCR 结果康复。使用三种工具收集数据：事件影响量表（IES-R）、患者健康问卷-9（PHQ-9）和冠状病毒焦虑量表（CAS）。患有其他系统性/精神障碍、正在进行的恶性肿瘤、上下运动障碍和无法同意的人被排除在研究之外。
参与者的平均年龄为 26.29±11.79 岁。所有 70 名应答者均患有 COVID-19。其中 23 名（32.9%）为无症状，47 名（67.1%）有与 COVID-19 相关的常见症状，53 名（75.7%）应答者在康复后也有症状。大多数患有 COVID-19 的人患有轻度抑郁。29 名参与者（41.4%）报告说，这种创伤性事件对他们的心理健康影响最大。感染 COVID-19 后，74.3%的人通过冠状病毒焦虑量表（CAS）报告没有焦虑。
从 COVID-19 中康复的参与者中观察到高度的创伤后应激，尤其是那些有症状的患者。他们也有轻度抑郁和焦虑。
