Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the current state of post-traumatic growth (PTG) and identify its influencing factors in discharged COVID-19 patients. PTG refers to individual experiences of significant positive change arising from the struggle with a major life crisis. This descriptive cross-sectional study used the convenient sampling method to recruit 140 discharged COVID-19 patients in Hunan, China. The results show that the PTG of the discharged COVID-19 patients was positively correlated with self-esteem, post-traumatic stress disorder, coping style tendency, and social support, but negatively correlated with the time from onset to diagnosis. Our findings could provide guidance on improving the psychological state and well-being of discharged COVID-19 patients.
Highlights
In December 2019, a 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan, China
Our findings indicated that shortening the diagnosis time, increasing the perceived social support, maintaining a positive coping style, enhancing selfesteem, and easing anger might contribute to post-traumatic growth (PTG)
This study found that the time from onset to diagnosis was negatively correlated with PTG, indicating that shortening this process could help to improve the PTG of patients
Summary
In December 2019, a 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan, China. The disease rapidly became a global pandemic (Li, Q. et al, 2020). The psychological factors associated with the post-traumatic growth (PTG) of the discharged COVID-19 survivors have scarcely been investigated. All the COVID-19 patients, whether their symptoms are mild or severe, need to be treated and quarantined in hospital. They are not allowed visits from family members. After discharge, they are strictly required to be home quarantined for at least 14 days. They are strictly required to be home quarantined for at least 14 days
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