Depression and COVID 19 | ||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 15 November 2023 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.119169.1028 | ||
| Authors | ||
| afnan alaa eldin radi* ; Gihan Mohammed Ahmed Omar; Rania Mostafa Mohammed | ||
| Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation*, Faculty of Medicine, El-Minya University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Following recovery from COVID-19, it was found that an increasing number of individuals have reported the persistence and/or presence of new onset symptoms which collectively have been identified as post-COVID-19 syndrome by the National Institute for Health 2020. depressive symptoms in the acute phase of COVID-19 have been well described, the frequency of depression following recovery of the acute phase remains unknown. Objectives: we thought to screen for depression as an important post COVID19 presentation among nurses, who serve as front line care givers. Method: 88 nurses with history of COVID 19 infection were enrolled in this study by using MINIDEP screening tool for depression. Results: 13.6% of the patients had post COVID19 depression according to MINIDEP score. It was found that female sex, duration of COVID illness, post COVID19 sleep disturbance (P=0.03, P=0.004, P=0.001, respectively). were significantly correlated with depression in post COVID patients. Conclusion: COVID 19 infection can trigger depression. Keywords: SARS-CoV-2,coronavirus disease psychological impact | ||
| Keywords | ||
| SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; psychological impact | ||
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