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DEPRESSIONAMONG PATIENTS WHO SURVIVED COVID 19 INTHE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

K. Hamrouni ,
R. Youssef ,
K. Hlimi ,
A. Loghmari ,
W. Houas ,
H. Yaacoubi ,
L. Boukadida ,
H. Ben Salah ,
M. Ben othmen  and
I. Khalifa
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K. Hamrouni
Affiliation:
Emergency Department
R. Youssef
Affiliation:
Emergency Department
K. Hlimi
Affiliation:
Emergency Department
A. Loghmari*
Affiliation:
Urology, Sahloul teachin Hospital Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia
W. Houas
Affiliation:
Emergency Department
H. Yaacoubi
Affiliation:
Emergency Department
L. Boukadida
Affiliation:
Emergency Department
H. Ben Salah
Affiliation:
Emergency Department
M. Ben othmen
Affiliation:
Urology, Sahloul teachin Hospital Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia
I. Khalifa
Affiliation:
Emergency Department
R. Jaballah
Affiliation:
Urology, Sahloul teachin Hospital Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia
A. Zorgati
Affiliation:
Emergency Department
R. Boukef
Affiliation:
Emergency Department
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The current SARS cov 2 virus disease pandemic presents a threatening physical danger as well as its impact on mental health. It seems important to screen any patient who has experienced covid 19 for its psychological impact.

Objectives

Therefore the aim of our study was to highlight the impact of COVID-19 infection on mental health by screening them for depression

Methods

This is a cross-sectional, single-center study, conducted at the Sahloul Emergency Department, over a period of 5 months (January to May 2021). Patients are collected from a database of ouremergencydepartment COVID-19 unit.We included patients whose age is greater than or equal to 18 years old; who has been infected with SARS-COV-2 according to the results of the PCR test. All patients lost to follow-up, refusing to participate in this study, having a psychiatric illness or having taken a psychotropic medication before randomization or non-cooperating (unable to respond to the evaluation test) were excluded.A telephone follow-up was done after 30 days from admission to calculate the HAMILTON score after a positif HAD D scale.

Results

200 patients were included. For the 20 patients (10%) with depressive symptomatology (doubtful and certain) according to the HAD D scale, their responses to the Hamilton scale were analysed in order to determine the severity of the depressive symptomatology. Note that 30% of patients had mild to moderate signs of depression and 70% had severe depression.The majority of patients in whom the presence of depressive symptoms was noted had an average age of 40 years; those who presented with severe depression had an average age of 51.3 years with a female majority of 72%. No difference was noted in relation to pathological history, half had been hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19(57%). Patients with severe depression symptom resolution lasted an average of 14 days.

Conclusions

According to the results of this study, interventions may be carried out to minimize the pandemic’s negative psychological consequences.

Disclosure of Interest

None Declared

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S776
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