Psychiatric Morbidity of Survivors One Year after the Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in Korea, 2015 / 신경정신의학
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
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: 245-251, 2019.
Article
in Korean
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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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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Ventilators, Mechanical
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Mental Health
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Communicable Diseases
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Prospective Studies
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Cohort Studies
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Survivors
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Coronavirus Infections
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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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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