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Background: The Spread of the COVID-19 disease has intensely affected the psychosomatic and physical wellbeing of the general population, including patients with chronic illness. The aim of this study: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of intervention study on psychosomatic disorders and therapeutic compliance regarding COVID19 susceptible patients. Design: Aquasi-experimental design was used in carrying out this study. Subjects: A purposeful sample of 30 COVID19 susceptible patients in pre-test, as well as the same sample in post-test was recruited for the study at Outpatients’ clinics of chronic diseases in Zagazig University Hospitals. Seven tools were used in this study; A structured Interviewing Questionnaire for patients, Observational Checklists, Beck Anxiety Inventory Scale, Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Athens Insomnia Scale, and Therapeutic Compliance Scale. Results: Statistically significant improvements were detected in patients’ knowledge, practice, and therapeutic compliance postintervention. There were statistically significant decreases of psychosomatic disorders as anxiety, depression, stress and insomnia for COVID-19 susceptible patients postintervention. Conclusions: Intervention study was effective in improving patients' knowledge which consequently reflected on improving their practices and therapeutic compliance. Also, these changes were effective in relieving psychosomatic disorders for COVID-19 susceptible patients. Recommendation: It is recommended that the developed illustrated booklet to be available for those patients in all health care settings.

PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDERS AND THERAPEUTIC COMPLIANCE REGARDING COVID -19 SUSCEPTIBLE PATIENTS: INTERVENTION STUDY