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Psychiatric Morbidity of Survivors One Year after the Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in Korea, 2015 / 신경정신의학
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association ; : 245-251, 2019.
Article in Korean | WPRIM | ID: wpr-765203
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

Patients with an infectious diseases during an outbreak can experience extreme fear and traumatic events in addition to suffering from their medical illness. This study examined the long-term impact of the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in Korea, 2015 on the mental health of the survivors.

METHODS:

Sixty-three survivors from MERS were recruited from a prospective cohort study at six hospitals one year after the outbreak in 2015. The Korean-Symptom Check List 95 was administered to evaluate their psychiatric problems and analyzed according to the patient's characteristics and exposure to traumatic events during the outbreak.

RESULTS:

A total of 63.5% of survivors suffered from significant psychiatric problems post-traumatic symptoms (36.5%), sleep problems (36.5%), anxiety (34.9%), and depression (30.2%). Survivors with a history of a ventilator treatment during the MERS epidemic, a family member who died from MERS, and a past psychiatric history showed higher post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and suicidality than people who do not have those histories.

CONCLUSION:

The study suggests that MERS survivors could have a high chance of adverse psychiatric consequences, even after their recovery from MERS. Exposure to traumatic events during the outbreak and premorbid individual vulnerability would affect the long-term mental health problems.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Anxiety / Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Ventilators, Mechanical / Mental Health / Communicable Diseases / Prospective Studies / Cohort Studies / Survivors / Coronavirus Infections / Communicable Diseases, Emerging Type of study: Etiology study / Incidence study / Observational study / Risk factors Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: Korean Journal: Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association Year: 2019 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Anxiety / Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Ventilators, Mechanical / Mental Health / Communicable Diseases / Prospective Studies / Cohort Studies / Survivors / Coronavirus Infections / Communicable Diseases, Emerging Type of study: Etiology study / Incidence study / Observational study / Risk factors Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: Korean Journal: Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association Year: 2019 Type: Article