Zeydi Mohsen, Sabouri Maryam, Tol Azar, Fooladvand Maryam, Yousefy Alireza
Department of Psychology, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2025 Jul 4;14:253. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_146_25. eCollection 2025.
Dengue fever (DF) is recognized as an acute infectious disease primarily characterized by physical symptoms such as headache and joint pain. However, this disease can also have significant psychological outcomes for affected individuals in addition to its physical complications. A scoping review was conducted to comprehensively examine the available studies on the psychological outcomes of DF. This was a scoping review conducted to examine the psychological outcomes of DF. A search was performed across multiple databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, using a set of keywords related to the psychological outcomes of DF, covering the period from 2000 to 2024. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, 14 studies were selected, encompassing case-control, cross-sectional, cohort, descriptive, preventive, and interventional studies. A total of 6479 documents were retrieved, of which 22 met the eligibility criteria, and finally, 14 were included in the review. The findings indicate that the psychological outcomes of DF can be both short-term (such as anxiety and insomnia) and long-term (such as obsessive-compulsive disorders and suicidal tendencies) among people with different spectrums of age. The review revealed that more than half of the patients exhibited anxiety-related symptoms during the acute phase of the illness, with symptom severity decreasing as physical recovery progressed. Additionally, dengue patients demonstrated a significant risk of developing depressive disorders in both the short and long terms. Among children, age and duration of hospitalization were found to be associated with stress, depression, and anxiety. The findings of the present study revealed that various levels of disease prognosis in individuals with dengue infection significantly impact mental health and can lead to psychological disorders such as stress, depression, and anxiety. Therefore, policymakers should develop psychological interventions based on appropriate psychological theories for recovered patients. Additionally, healthcare providers should be aware of mood disorders associated with DF and facilitate timely referrals to mental health services.
登革热（DF）是一种急性传染病，主要特征为头痛和关节痛等身体症状。然而，除了身体并发症外，这种疾病对受影响个体也可能产生重大的心理影响。本研究进行了一项范围综述，以全面考察关于登革热心理影响的现有研究。这是一项旨在考察登革热心理影响的范围综述。通过在多个数据库（包括PubMed、Scopus、科学网和谷歌学术）中进行检索，使用了一组与登革热心理影响相关的关键词，检索时间跨度为2000年至2024年。根据纳入和排除标准，选取了14项研究，包括病例对照研究、横断面研究、队列研究、描述性研究、预防性研究和干预性研究。共检索到6479篇文献，其中22篇符合纳入标准，最终14篇被纳入综述。研究结果表明，登革热的心理影响在不同年龄段人群中既有短期影响（如焦虑和失眠），也有长期影响（如强迫症和自杀倾向）。综述显示，超过一半的患者在疾病急性期表现出焦虑相关症状，随着身体恢复，症状严重程度逐渐降低。此外，登革热患者在短期和长期内都有患抑郁症的显著风险。在儿童中，年龄和住院时间与压力、抑郁和焦虑有关。本研究结果表明，登革热感染个体的不同疾病预后水平会显著影响心理健康，并可能导致压力、抑郁和焦虑等心理障碍。因此，政策制定者应为康复患者制定基于适当心理学理论的心理干预措施。此外，医疗服务提供者应意识到与登革热相关的情绪障碍，并促进及时转介至心理健康服务机构。
