Investigation of anxiety and depression in patients from the emergency department during COVID-19 epidemic / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
;
(12): 1369-1372, 2020.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-827490
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the status of anxiety and depression in patients requiring emergency treatment during the epidemic of COVID-19 to identify the patients with acute psychological stress disorder.@*METHODS@#During the COVID-19 epidemic, the medical staff divided the patients visiting the emergency department into suspected group, fever group and control group through interview of the patients at triage. Self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were distributed to each patient, and a trained medical staff was responsible for assisting the patient to complete the scales.@*RESULTS@#A total of 557 sets of scales were distributed, including 211 in suspected COVID-19 case group, 167 in fever group and 179 in the control group. A total of 516 scales were retrieved, including 197 in suspected case group, 151 in fever group and 168 in control group. In the 3 groups, the incidence rates of anxiety and depression were 57.87% and 58.88%, 48.34% and 43.71%, and 18.31% and 18.99%, respectively, and the rates were significantly higher in suspected group and fever group than in the control group ( < 0.01), and significantly higher in suspected group than in fever group ( < 0.05). The standardized anxiety and depression scale scores in suspected case group, fever group and control group were 57.38±16.25 and 42.58±14.27, 51.23±15.29 and 38.32±15.39, and 32.58±17.8 and 12.25±12.94, respectively. Compared with the control group, both suspected case group and fever group had significantly higher standard scores for anxiety and depression ( < 0.01), and suspected case group had significantly higher standardized scores than fever group ( < 0.01).@*CONCLUSIONS@#Among the patients visiting the emergency treatment, the patients with suspected COVID-19 and common fever are more likely to develop anxiety and depressive symptoms.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Psychology
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Epidemiology
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Coronavirus Infections
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Depression
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
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