Prevalence of post-COVID symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder in Saudi Arabia.
Neurosciences (Riyadh)
; 28(1): 27-35, 2023 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2204426
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the prevalence of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms in patients who have survived COVID-19.METHODS:
The study used an observational cross-sectional design between July and October 2021. The target population was adult patients who had confirmed COVID-19 infection prior to joining the study, OCD symptoms were assessed using the Arabic OCD scale created by Abohendy and colleagues, which included 83 questions covering 12 different domains and was administired online.RESULTS:
A total of 356 patients were included in the analysis. Approximately 9.0% and 1.7% of the patients had a history of psychiatric disease and OCD diagnosis (respectively). The total symptom score was 32.8%. The most frequently reported domains were rumination of ideas (55.5%), re-checking compulsions (37.0%), and slowness (34.0%), while the least frequently reported domains included obsessive impulses (26.3%), obsessive images (26.5%), and religious compulsions (26.8%). Unlike other domains, the purity and cleanliness compulsions scores were significantly higher than the scale reference population. A higher total symptom score was observed in psychiatric patients (p=0.004) and, to a lesser extent, in OCD patients (p=0.250).CONCLUSION:
Overall, OCD symptoms, including cleanliness and fear of disease obsessions, tend to be higher in psychiatric and OCD patients, these findings are valuable for future studies.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Type of study:
Diagnostic 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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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurosciences (Riyadh)
Journal subject:
Neurology
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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