Abstract
Objectives: In the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically invaded the globe with its high infectivity. In this situation, people’s mental health is of utmost importance but poorly reported, especially in patients. We conducted this cross-sectional study among laboratory-confirmed hospitalized patients to evaluate the burden of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms.
 Methods: We used depression, anxiety and stress scale 21 (DASS-21) to evaluate respective mental health components. A total of 114 hospitalized patients participated in this study. Of which, 65.79% were male patients.
 Results: The reported depression, anxiety, and stress were 77.2%, 84.2%, and 54.4%, respectively. An inverse relationship of the total DASS-21 score was found with the age of the participants.
 Conclusion: Such a high prevalence of mental health outcome suggests the need for further evaluation and addressing the problem with immediate concern.
Highlights
The expeditious spread of coronavirus disease since December 2019 has put the world into a state of worry and panic
It is difficult to assess the mental state in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 due to the lack of studies
The interrelationships between the total DASS-21 score and independent variables were assessed through univariate analysis
Summary
The expeditious spread of coronavirus disease since December 2019 has put the world into a state of worry and panic. The unknown nature of high infectivity and significant deaths were closely running with several mental health issues among different populations [1]. Through November 2, 2020, a total of 8,229,313 confirmed cases and 122,607 deaths were reported in the country, which put it in the second position worldwide next to the United States [2]. The situation has undoubtedly impacted people’s lives, including their mental health in an adverse manner [1]. The rise of massive literature in the past few months includes data on mental health conditions, especially among health care workers and noninfected people [3]. It is difficult to assess the mental state in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 due to the lack of studies
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