Open AccessMENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, RESILIENCE AND COPING STYLE CONTRIBUTING TO THE WELL BEING OF PATIENTS RECOVERED FROM COVID - 19.
Author(s) -
Kanaga Lakshmi P,
V. Smitha Ruckmani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/4707956
Subject(s) - mental health , coping (psychology) , covid-19 , psychology , clinical psychology , psychological resilience , scale (ratio) , medicine , psychiatry , disease , social psychology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , physics , quantum mechanics
BACKGROUND: COVID- 19 has been a difficult time for the world and with economic shutdown,the new normal ways ofwearing a mask, the quarantine procedures and many different ways to function and adapt has elicited mental healthchallenges among many.The changing ways of situations and the fear of contracting the virus has elicited serious mentalhealth challenges among people.Hence this study aims to understand the mental health challenges among COVID-19recovered patients and to understand the resilience and coping style of people recovered from contracting the illness.METHODS: 41 Participants who contracted the COVID-19 virus in Chennai participated in the study. Participants whorecovered from COVID-19, were contacted via telephone and participants who consented to the study were assessedusing Impact of Event–revised (IES-R) scale,Patient health Questionnaire (PHQ -9),Coping scale ,brief resilience scaleand Quality of life scale.The data obtained will be analysed using Pearson correlation co-efficient.RESULTS: The results of the study depicts the mental health challenges of the patients recovered from COVID - 19,on thedifferent psychological issues along side the resilience and coping strategies used by them.The study also depict anunderstanding of these factors on the quality of life of the participants in their recovered stage.