Depression and Anxiety among COVID-19 Indian Intensive Care Unit Survivors: A Prospective Observational Study.
Indian J Crit Care Med
; 26(12): 1267-1274, 2022 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2164054
ABSTRACT
Background:
Long-lasting physical, cognitive, and mental health sequelae including depression and anxiety are common in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors.Aim:
This study was aimed to assess the immediate and medium-term mental health sequelae-depression and anxiety among coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) ICU survivors. Materials andmethods:
The COVID-19 ICU survivors of a tertiary level ICU were recruited into this study from 1 July 2020 to 31 October 2020. Willing participants were circulated with an electronic questionnaire. It consisted of demographics and questionnaires related to COVID-19 disease, comorbidities, and a patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) scale for depression, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7) scale for anxiety. Responses were collected at the time of discharge. Follow-up was done at 2 weeks and 6 months.Results:
Among the 133 COVID-19 ICU survivors contacted, 91 survivors submitted the baseline data at the time of discharge. Fourteen and another 11 survivors were lost to follow-up at 2 weeks and at 6 months. The median age was 52.75 and 68.1% (n = 62/91) were male. The median PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores showed a statistically significant decrease at 2 weeks and a non-significant decrease at 6 months compared to baseline scores. The GAD-7 score was the same or worse between baselines to 2 weeks, but it reduced between baseline to 6 months for all variables and their subgroups.Conclusion:
This study revealed a high prevalence of anxiety and depression in the immediate post-discharge period. These findings suggest the need for better mental rehabilitation strategies to deal with the well-being of critically ill survivors in future pandemics. How to cite this article Gunjiganvi M, Rai S, Awale RB, Mishra P, Gurjar M, Gupta D, et al. Depression and Anxiety among COVID-19 Indian Intensive Care Unit Survivors A Prospective Observational Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(12)1267-1274.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Variants
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Crit Care Med
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jp-journals-10071-24370
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