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Anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms among COVID-19 survivors in Tunis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

S. Ajmi ,
R. Masmoudi ,
R. Sallemi ,
I. Feki  and
J. Masmoudi
S. Ajmi*
Affiliation:
CHU Hedi Chaker, Psychiatry, sfax, Tunisia
R. Masmoudi
Affiliation:
Hospital Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
R. Sallemi
Affiliation:
Hospital university of HEDI CHAKER, Psychiatry A Department, Sfax, Tunisia
I. Feki
Affiliation:
CHU Hedi Chaker, Psychiatry, sfax, Tunisia
J. Masmoudi
Affiliation:
CHU Hedi Chaker, Psychiatry, sfax, Tunisia Hospital university of HEDI CHAKER, Psychiatry A Department, Sfax, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

In addition to physical problems, patients with COVID-19 suffer from considerable stress throughout the disease crisis and could present psychiatric consequences even after their remission.

Objectives

To assess anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms among patients who had recovered from the acute COVID-19 infection in Tunisia.

Methods

A cross-sectional design included 50Tunisian adults who survived COVID-19 virus infection.Participants have been screened with a telephone interview 1 to 3 months after a diagnosis of COVID-19. We used a questionnaire including socio-psychological variables,presence of close relatives being infected, bereavement due to COVID-19 and post infection physical discomforts.The Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) was used to investigate post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Depression and anxiety were measured using The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales (HADS).

Results

The age of the participants ranged from 19 to 86 years.38%were female. Twelve percent (12%) of patients required hospitalization during COVID-19 infection. After a mean of 86.60 days (SD = 23) following the diagnosis, 28 % of patients reported clinically significant PTSD. The rates of depression and anxiety disorders in our population are 20% and 30%, respectively. Seventy percent of patients (70%) reported one or more post infection physical discomforts that the most common symptoms included Difficulty breathing and anosmia. Patients with PTSD, depression or anxiety had a more frequent history of a relative diagnosed positive for corona virus, a longer duration of infection, and more frequently post-infection physical discomfort

Conclusions

Long-term psychological impact of COVID19 should not be ignored and mental health care could play an important role in rehabilitation.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Depressionpost traumatic stressAnxietycovid 19
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S527
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