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The Outcome of the Psychological and Therapeutical Care of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: National African Pilot Study (preprint)
preprints.org; 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Hospitalization in a COVID-19 unit represents a significant source of stress and psychological distress for patients. Our study aims to determine the factors of psychological distress in the therapeutic and psychosocial management of patients hospitalized with a COVID-19 infection.Methods:
This cross-sectional study was carried out over 8 months at the COVID-19 zone of the CHU HASSAN II of FES. 99 patients were evaluated within days of diagnosis by psychometric scales of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress. In the course of this follow-up, we found the presence of psychological impacts in these patients, and we tried to find correlating factors between the occurrence of psychiatric disorders and the set of factors related to sociodemographic data, hospitalization course and treatments taken, as well as family support.Results:
35% of patients had scores in favor of post-traumatic stress disorder, 37% of the patients had definite depression and 50% had anxiety. Post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety were correlated with sociodemographic factors, hospitalization, treatments received, and length of stay.Conclusion:
The prevalence of anxiety-depressive disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder was high in patients with COVID-19, hence the interest in providing psychological and psychosocial care in the emergency department.
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Main subject:
Anxiety Disorders
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Tooth, Impacted
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Stress Disorders, Traumatic
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Depressive Disorder
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COVID-19
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Mental Disorders
Language:
English
Year:
2024
Document Type:
Preprint
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