Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms/distress and posttraumatic stress (PTS) and associated factors among inpatients with COVID-19 before discharge from the hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in two teaching referral hospitals in Babol, Iran from July to November 2020. The subjects were inpatients diagnosed with COVID-19 who were clinically stable. Before their discharge from the hospital, the patients completed three questionnaires: demographic data, Brief Symptom Inventory, and Primary Care Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Screen for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5. Results: The subjects were 477 inpatients diagnosed with COVID-19 including 40 (8.4%) admitted to intensive care units. Their average age was 60.5±17.9 years; 53.9% were female. Most had symptoms of significant psychological distress (96.0%) and PTS (8.1%) prior to discharge. A higher level of education (-0.18; standard error (SE) = 0.05; p < 0.001) was a negative predictor of psychiatric distress. The admission to intensive care units (0.86; SE = 0.08; p < 0.001) was a positive predictor of psychiatric distress. Conclusions: Most COVID-19 inpatients suffered significant psychiatric distress and PTS symptoms before discharge. Appropriate mental health crisis interventions are recommended for COVID-19 patients during hospitalization.
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- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2023.59
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Faramarzi, M., Chehrazi, M., Kheirkhah, F., Hamidia, A., Gheisari, F., Khoozan, M., Hemzepour, R., Sefidchian, A., Hosseini, S. D., Azizi, A., Javadian, S., Masoudi, A., Mirtabar, S. M., Sadeghi, M., Shokri, M., Monadi, M., Yeganeh, B., Bayani, M., Ahangar, S. M., Alijanzadeh, N., Javanian, M., & Babazadeh, A. (2023). Prevalence of Psychological Distress and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Associated Factors in Hospitalized Iranian COVID-19 Patients. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2023.59
MLA 9
Faramarzi, Mahobeh, et al. "Prevalence of Psychological Distress and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Associated Factors in Hospitalized Iranian COVID-19 Patients." Oman Medical Journal, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2023.59.
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Faramarzi, Mahobeh, Mohammad Chehrazi, Farzan Kheirkhah, Angela Hamidia, Fatemeh Gheisari, Mahbobeh Khoozan, Romina Hemzepour, Alireza Sefidchian, Seyed Davood Hosseini, Alireza Azizi, Sakineh Javadian, Arman Masoudi, Seyedeh Mahboobeh Mirtabar, Mahmood Sadeghi, Mehran Shokri, Mahmood Monadi, Babak Yeganeh, Masomeh Bayani, Sima Mohseni Ahangar, Najmeh Alijanzadeh, Mostafa Javanian, and Arefeh Babazadeh. 2023. "Prevalence of Psychological Distress and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Associated Factors in Hospitalized Iranian COVID-19 Patients." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2023.59.
Harvard
Faramarzi, M., Chehrazi, M., Kheirkhah, F., Hamidia, A., Gheisari, F., Khoozan, M., Hemzepour, R., Sefidchian, A., Hosseini, S. D., Azizi, A., Javadian, S., Masoudi, A., Mirtabar, S. M., Sadeghi, M., Shokri, M., Monadi, M., Yeganeh, B., Bayani, M., Ahangar, S. M., Alijanzadeh, N., Javanian, M. and Babazadeh, A. (2023) 'Prevalence of Psychological Distress and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Associated Factors in Hospitalized Iranian COVID-19 Patients', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2023.59.
Vancouver
Faramarzi M, Chehrazi M, Kheirkhah F, Hamidia A, Gheisari F, Khoozan M, et al. Prevalence of Psychological Distress and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Associated Factors in Hospitalized Iranian COVID-19 Patients. Oman Medical Journal. 2023. doi:10.5001/omj.2023.59
IEEE
M. Faramarzi, M. Chehrazi, F. Kheirkhah, A. Hamidia, F. Gheisari, M. Khoozan, R. Hemzepour, A. Sefidchian, S. D. Hosseini, A. Azizi, S. Javadian, A. Masoudi, S. M. Mirtabar, M. Sadeghi, M. Shokri, M. Monadi, B. Yeganeh, M. Bayani, S. M. Ahangar, N. Alijanzadeh, M. Javanian, and A. Babazadeh, "Prevalence of Psychological Distress and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Associated Factors in Hospitalized Iranian COVID-19 Patients," Oman Medical Journal, 2023, doi: 10.5001/omj.2023.59.