Open AccessPOST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AFTER COVID-19 INTENSIVE CARE ADMISSION: CHARACTERISTICS AND PERSPECTIVES
Author(s) -
Lukas Claus,
Kinge Berends,
Elisabeth De Waele,
Seline van den Ameele,
Cleo L. Crunelle,
Nathalie Vanderbruggen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychiatria danubina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1849-0867
pISSN - 0353-5053
DOI - 10.24869/psyd.2022.602
Subject(s) - psychopathology , observational study , covid-19 , anxiety , acute stress disorder , depression (economics) , intensive care unit , psychiatry , medicine , traumatic stress , clinical psychology , psychology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics
An increase of psychopathology such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is described in patients affected with COVID-19 that stayed at an intensive care unit (ICU). However, data on follow-up and on impact of contextual factors are limited. In a single-center, observational study, PTSD symptomatology was prevalent among 38% of participants (n=8), persisting in clinical PTSD in 2 participants after one year. In patients with initial PTSD symptoms, scores on depression, anxiety and insomnia scales were significantly higher. A higher mental burden due to avoidance of contact and a reduced quality of life was also retained in patients with PTSD symptoms.