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Psychiatric disorders in patients after hospitalization for COVID-19: Frequency, coping behaviours and associated factors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2024

N. Sghaier ,
H. Ben Garouia ,
H. Khiari ,
W. Belaguide ,
J. Mannai  and
H. Bellali
N. Sghaier*
Affiliation:
1Psychiatry Departement, Ibn Jazzar Hospital, Kairouan
H. Ben Garouia
Affiliation:
1Psychiatry Departement, Ibn Jazzar Hospital, Kairouan
H. Khiari
Affiliation:
1Psychiatry Departement, Ibn Jazzar Hospital, Kairouan
W. Belaguide
Affiliation:
1Psychiatry Departement, Ibn Jazzar Hospital, Kairouan
J. Mannai
Affiliation:
1Psychiatry Departement, Ibn Jazzar Hospital, Kairouan
H. Bellali
Affiliation:
2Preventive and Community Departement, Habib Thameur Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented major health crisis. Current data suggest that psychiatric sequelae may persist for a long time in survivors after infection.

Objectives

The objectives of our study were to determine the frequency of anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder in patients after hospitalization for COVID-19 infection, and to investigate factors associated with their occurrence as well as to identify coping behaviors in these patients.

Methods

This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at Ibn Jazzar Kairouan Hospital between September and December 2021 among patients who consulted three months after their hospitalizations for COVID-19 infection. The assessment of the different psychiatric disorders was performed using the validated Arabic versions of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Coping behaviors were studied using the Brief-COPE scale.

Results

Our work included 104 patients. The median age was 55.5 years [IQR:47-64]. The gender ratio M/F was 1.12. Anxiety and depressive symptoms were found in 26.9% and 25% of cases, respectively. The frequency of post-traumatic stress disorder was 22.1% and that of sleep disorders was 41.3%. Problem-solving strategies were the most widely adopted, followed by emotion-focused strategies. Younger age, female gender, persistence of a physical symptom, impairment of daily activity, and stigma were factors independently associated with psychological distress. No association was found between the intensive care unit stay and psychiatric disorders. Problem-focused and emotion-focused coping were negatively correlated with the different psychological outcomes studied.

Conclusions

Psychological distress in COVID-19 survivors persists beyond the acute phase and results from an intricacy of several factors. This highlights the importance of regular psychiatric follow-up after hospitalization in order to identify and treat, as early as possible, psychiatric disorders.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 67 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 32nd European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2024 , pp. S508
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