Prevalence of Anxiety among Post COVID-19 Survivors | ||||
| Al-Azhar International Medical Journal | ||||
| Volume 2024, Issue 8, August 2024 | ||||
| DOI: 10.58675/2682-339X.2611 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Abdulhady Omran; Ismail Sadek ; Mohamed Elsheikh; Mahmoud Elbasty
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| Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine for Boys, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: The most frequently described mental disorders following COVID-19 infection are major depressive disorder (MDD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) and insomnia Aim and objectives: Is to assess the frequency of worry among individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 and are receiving care at Al-Hussein University Hospital. Subjects and methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study with an analytical component of patients with COVID-19 who visit the outpatient psychiatry and pulmonology clinic at AL-Hussein University Hospital over the period of one year. Result: Regarding sociodemographic characteristics of the studied group, the mean age of the participants was 47.01±12.6 years; they consisted of 49(49%) males and 51(51%) females. Of the 100 patients participating in this study, 44% had a family member infected with COVID-19, and 8% had a family member who died due to COVID-19. 70% of the participants were worried about getting infected again with COVID-19, 43% were worried about the stigma of getting infected with COVID-19, 71 % were worried about the possibility of infecting a family member, 16 patients have had minimal anxiety, 37 patients with mild anxiety, 23 patients with moderate anxiety, and 24 patients with severe anxiety. Conclusion: Anxiety was prevalent among the participants, with varying degrees of severity. There was no significant difference in anxiety levels based on age or residence type. However, females were more likely to experience severe forms of anxiety. Psycho-social factors, such as the loss of relatives to COVID-19, concerns about stigma, and infection of family members, were associated with higher levels of anxiety. | ||||
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