Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the current status of disease-related knowledge and to analyze the relationship among the general condition, illness perception, and psychological status of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 118 patients using convenience sampling. The general questionnaire, disease-related knowledge questionnaire of COVID-19, Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ), and Profile of Mood States (POMS) were used to measure the current status of participants. The overall average score of the disease-related knowledge of patients with COVID-19 was (79.19 ± 14.25), the self-care situation was positively correlated with knowledge of prevention and control (r = 0.265; P = 0.004) and total score of disease-related knowledge (r = 0.206; P = 0.025); the degree of anxiety was negatively correlated with the knowledge of diagnosis and treatment (r = -0.182; P = 0.049). The score of disease-related knowledge was negatively correlated with negative cognition (volatility, consequences, emotional statements) and negative emotions (tension, fatigue, depression) (P < 0.05); positively correlated with positive cognition (disease coherence) and positive emotion (self-esteem) (P < 0.05). It was recommended that we should pay more attention to the elderly and low-income groups, and increase the knowledge about diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 and self-care in the future health education for patients.
Highlights
The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was discovered in Wuhan in December 2019, and the disease spread rapidly in other provinces in China,[1] which was subsequently named novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Our study confirmed that the disease diagnosis and treatment knowledge, disease prevention and control knowledge, and total disease-related knowledge of COVID-19 patients were at a upper-middle level, but there were still some patients who did not know enough about the COVID-19, and the score of disease diagnosis and treatment knowledge was lower than the disease prevention and control knowledge
After the epidemic broke out in January 2020, to control the situation as soon as possible, the Chinese government focused on the promotion of COVID-19 prevention and control knowledge
Summary
A total of 118 inpatients with COVID-19 at the designated hospitals in Hunan Province in February 2020 were selected for this study. Inclusion criteria: (1) patients diagnosed according to the COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment plan (Trial Version-5); (2) over 18 y of age; (3) normal reading and writing ability, understand the questionnaire content; (4) can use WeChat-related functions correctly; (5) informed consent, and voluntarily participated in this study. Exclusion criteria: (1) patients with severe mental disorders; (2) patients with organic brain lesions and malignant tumors
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