Neurological and Mental Health Responses to Pandemic Covid-19
Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
; 16(9):138-140, 2022.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2113892
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To assess the neurological and mental health responses to pandemic Covid-19. Studydesign:
Cohort study Place and duration of study Department of Medicine, Chandka Medical College Hospital Larkana and Department of Medicine, Khairpur Medical College Hospital Khairpur Mir's from 1st October 2021 to 31st March 2022.Methodology:
Two hundred patients who suffered Covid-19 infection and 200 who had any other life event except Covid-19 were enrolled. All patients who were above 18 years of age and were positive for Covid-19 through reverse transcriptase PCR were included in the study.Global Psych trauma Screening was done by enlisting twenty-two items which assessed trauma related symptoms while five items only assessed the factors increasing risks. Result(s) There were 112 (56%) females and 88 (44%) males in Covid-19 patients and 150 (75%) females and 50 (25%) males in non-Covid patients. The mean age of the Covid-19 patients was 49.65+/-15.5 year while of non Covid patients was 39.02+/-12.01 years. A significant increase in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) cases probability was noted in the Covid-19 cases than non Covid-19 related events. Neurological responses showed that patients who had suffered from Covid 19 infections had a generalized weakness with hyposmia formation. Conclusion(s) Covid-19 is related with high level of depression, anxiety, hyposmia and other mental and neurological responses. Copyright © 2022 Lahore Medical And Dental College. All rights reserved.
Full text:
Available
Collection:
Databases of international organizations
Database:
EMBASE
Language:
English
Journal:
Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS