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Clinical and demographic characteristics of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 referred to a Consultation - Liaison Psychiatry Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

A. Papadopoulou ,
V. Efstathiou ,
E. Koliou ,
K. Papazachos ,
A. Barbari ,
N. Kollia ,
A. Karvouni ,
I. Theodoridou ,
E. Rizos  and
N. Smyrnis
A. Papadopoulou*
Affiliation:
1Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Attikon” University General Hospital
V. Efstathiou
Affiliation:
2Psychology Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
E. Koliou
Affiliation:
1Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Attikon” University General Hospital
K. Papazachos
Affiliation:
1Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Attikon” University General Hospital
A. Barbari
Affiliation:
1Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Attikon” University General Hospital
N. Kollia
Affiliation:
1Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Attikon” University General Hospital
A. Karvouni
Affiliation:
1Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Attikon” University General Hospital
I. Theodoridou
Affiliation:
1Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Attikon” University General Hospital
E. Rizos
Affiliation:
1Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Attikon” University General Hospital
N. Smyrnis
Affiliation:
1Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Attikon” University General Hospital
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

There is accumulating evidence that SARS-CoV-2 infection, apart from physical complications, can cause a variety of symptoms related to mental health, either during the acute phase of the infection or following the resolution of acute COVID-19 (i.e., long-COVID).

Objectives

To investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics of a sample of hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Methods

Data were collected from 1 January 2021 to 31 May 2022. In particular, clinical and demographic characteristics of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at the “Attikon” University General Hospital and who were referred for assessment to the Consultation Liaison Psychiatry unit were collected and analyzed.

Results

During the study period, 107 patients, 66 men (62%) and 41 women (38%) with a mean age of 63 years, with COVID-19 were referred to the Consultation Liaison Psychiatry unit for evaluation. Among them, 58 (54.6%) had a previous psychiatric history, while 49 (45.4%) were assessed for the first time by a mental health professional. The most frequent psychiatric manifestations included anxiety manifestations [38 patients (36%)], delirium [37 patients (35%)] and depressive manifestations [15 patients (14%)].

Conclusions

The description of demographic and clinical characteristics of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with concurrent psychiatric manifestations highlights the importance of early clinical detection of psychiatric comorbidity by physicians with a view to ensuring that patients’ needs are supported in an integrated, holistic and patient-centric manner.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S207
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