Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Associated Factors during the Early Stage of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Norway

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ID15499345
AutoresTore Bonsaksen (0000-0001-6315-1111, VID Specialized University, autor de correspondencia), Trond Heir (0000-0001-9616-0145, University of Oslo), Inger Schou‐Bredal (0000-0003-4717-6997, University of Oslo), Inger Schou-Bredal (University of Oslo), Øivind Ekeberg (Oslo University Hospital), Laila Skogstad (OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University), Tine K Grimholt (Oslo University Hospital)
Año2020
Volumen17
Número24
Páginas9210-9210
Fecha de publicación2020-12-09
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17249210
PMID33317135
OpenAlexW3107182122
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas19
Referencias citadas35

The COVID-19 outbreak and the sudden lockdown of society in March 2020 had a large impact on people's daily life and gave rise to concerns for the mental health in the general population. The aim of the study was to examine post-traumatic stress reactions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of symptom-defined post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and factors associated with post-traumatic stress in the Norwegian population during the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak. A survey was administered via social media channels, to which a sample of 4527 adults (≥18 years) responded. Symptom-defined PTSD was measured with the PTSD Checklist for the DSM-5. The items were specifically linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. We used the DSM-5 diagnostic guidelines to categorize participants as fulfilling the PTSD symptom criteria or not. Associations with PTSD were examined with single and multiple logistic regression analyses. The prevalence of symptom-defined PTSD was 12.5% for men and 19.5% for women. PTSD was associated with lower age, female gender, lack of social support, and a range of pandemic-related variables such as economic concerns, expecting economic loss, having been in quarantine or isolation, being at high risk for complications from COVID-19 infection, and having concern for family and close friends. In conclusion, post-traumatic stress reactions appear to be common in the Norwegian population in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak. Concerns about finances, health, and family and friends seem to matter

Acute Stress Disorder · Anxiety · Checklist · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Mental health · Norwegian · Outbreak · Pandemic · Population · Psychiatry · Social isolation · Traumatic stress · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Internal Medicine