Psychological assessment and lived experiences of recovered COVID-19 patients who presented for convalescent plasma donation.
Transfus Clin Biol
; 28(3): 254-257, 2021 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1199105
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Increasingly, it has been seen that patients recovering from COVID-19 may face a second battle of coping with its mental health ramifications. These psychological issues can even be experienced by patients who were asymptomatic or had mild to moderate symptoms, potentially impacting their quality of life.METHODOLOGY:
This was a prospective observational study to analyse the psychological impact of COVID-19 in recovered patients who presented as prospective convalescent plasma (CP) donors. An interview for the psychological assessment of the prospective donors was carried out. Depression and anxiety in the participants were assessed by HAM-A, and HAM-D scores and Quality of Life were assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF scale.RESULTS:
A total of 51 prospective donors were assessed, with a mean age of 34.37 (±9.08) years, with the majority being males (46). No clinically significant depression and anxiety were found on the basis of HAM-D and HAM-A scores. The worst affected quality of life parameter, based on the WHOQOL-BREF scale, was physical quality of life followed by environmental, psychological, and social relationships. Moreover, due to infection, social stigma was experienced by 49.02% of the donors, while 21.97% had anxiety related to convalescent plasma donation as a common livid experience.CONCLUSION:
Poor quality of life and social stigma during the recovery phase is prevalent in COVID-19 recovered patients, for which formulation of holistic support strategies are the need of the hour.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Blood Donors
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Convalescence
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Transfus Clin Biol
Journal subject:
Hematology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.tracli.2021.04.008
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