Abstract
BackgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected more than 5 million people around the world and killed more than 300,000 people; thus, it has become a global public health emergency. Our objective was to investigate the mental health of hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19.MethodsThe PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), Trauma Exposure Scale, abbreviated version of the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10), Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) and Demographic Questionnaire were used to examine posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, trauma exposure, resilience and perceived social support among 898 patients who were hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID-19 in China. The data were analyzed with t tests, one-way ANOVA and multivariable logistic regression analysis.ResultsThe results showed that the prevalence of PTSD, depression and anxiety was 13.2, 21.0 and 16.4%, respectively. Hospitalized patients who were more impacted by negative news reports, had greater exposure to traumatic experiences, and had lower levels of perceived social support reported higher PTSD, depression and anxiety.ConclusionsEffective professional mental health services should be designed to support the psychological wellbeing of hospitalized patients, especially those who have severe disease, are strongly affected by negative news and have high levels of exposure to trauma.
Highlights
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected more than 5 million people around the world and killed more than 300,000 people; it has become a global public health emergency
Hospitalized patients who were more impacted by negative news reports (OR = 1.72, 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) =1.37 ~ 2.15 for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Odds ratios (ORs) = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.40 ~ 2.05 for depression; OR = 1.62, 95% CI = 1.32 ~ 1.99), had greater exposure to traumatic experiences (OR = 1.20, 95% CI =1.12 ~ 1.29 for PTSD; OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.18 ~ 1.33 for depression; OR = 1.24, 95% CI = 1.15 ~ 1.32), and had lower levels of perceived social support
The current study showed that the prevalence rates of PTSD, depression and anxiety among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 were high and that these disorders often co-occurred
Summary
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected more than 5 million people around the world and killed more than 300,000 people; it has become a global public health emergency. Our objective was to investigate the mental health of hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Most studies have focused on mental health problems in medical staff and the general population [2,3,4], and research involving hospitalized patients with COVID-19 has focused on treatments for the disease [5]. The mental health problems experienced by hospitalized patients with COVID-19 must be detected and treated promptly. No detailed study on the mental health status of patients during the pandemic has been conducted to date
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