Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Post-COVID Patients, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. | ||
| The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal | ||
| Volume 8, Issue 2, November 2024, Pages 19-31 PDF (686.16 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/efmj.2024.254606.1126 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nareeman M Bebars* 1; taghreed Mohamed farahat2; Aml Ahmed Salama3; Marwa M Mohasseb4; Hend R Emarah1 | ||
| 1Family Medicine ,Faculty of Medicine ,Menoufia University | ||
| 2Department of Family medicine-Faculty of Medicine- Menoufiya University | ||
| 3Department of Family Medicine , Menoufia University , Egypt | ||
| 4Family medicine department, faculty of medicine, Menoufia University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common psychiatric disorder based upon stress experiences following traumatic events such as wars, natural disasters and traffic accidents. The disorder is characterized by a host of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) including intrusive thoughts, vigilance, avoidance of trauma-related stimuli, emotional numbing and physiological hyper-arousal. Exposure to infectious disease epidemics could result in psychological trauma and psychiatric problems like PTSD. Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of post-traumatic stress disorders among post-COVID patients. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted from 1st of September 2021 to the last of October 2023. Data were collected from 328 participants about the sociodemographic status, COVID and post-COVID symptoms severity, post-COVID post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms illustrated through post traumatic checklist the civilian version (PCL-C). Results: The PTSD prevalence was 8.5% .The multivariate regression revealed that history of intensive care unit (ICU) admission and impaired activities of daily living were more likely to be associated with PTSD. Conclusion: Post-COVID patients were susceptible to PTSD especially if had been hospitalized in ward or intensive care unit due to COVID infection or suffered impaired activities of daily living (ADL). Keywords: activities of daily living, infection, sociodemographic. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: activities of daily living; infection sociodemographic | ||
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