Negative Appraisals of the Covid-19 Social Impact Associated With the Improvement of Depression and Anxiety in Patients After Covid-19 Recovery

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ID15529112
AutoresWentao Chen (0000-0002-2665-581X, Central South University), Yumeng Ju (0000-0002-9745-9840, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University), Bangshan Liu (0000-0002-9355-2183, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University), Mei Huang (0000-0003-0685-7841, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University), Aiping Yang (0000-0002-5222-5055, The First Hospital of Changsha), Yun Zhou (0000-0002-3396-5867, The First Hospital of Changsha), Mi Wang (0000-0003-2799-5987, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University), Mei Liao (0000-0001-9906-3199, Central South University), Kongliang Shu (The First Hospital of Changsha, autor de correspondencia), Jiyang Liu (0000-0002-8703-6668, The First Hospital of Changsha, autor de correspondencia), Yan Zhang (0000-0001-8460-2671, Central South University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen12
Páginas585537-585537
Fecha de publicación2021-04-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
EditorialFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2021.585537
PMID33935820
OpenAlexW3156227618
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas12

Objective: Little is known about the factors affecting the recovery of mental health in COVID-19 patients. The purpose of this study is to look into the change of psychological distress and to explore the role of negative appraisals in the improvement of psychological distress in COVID-19 patients after they recovered from the infection. Methods: We conducted a longitudinal survey on patients with COVID-19 infection in Changsha. The 9-item Patient Health scale, the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale, and a newly developed measure, the COVID-19 Impact Scale (CIS) were applied to assess patients' depression, anxiety, and negative appraisal toward COVID-19 infection during their hospitalization and 1 month post-discharge. Results: Seventy-two patients were included in the analysis. A significant decrease in anxiety and depression levels was observed after patients were discharged from hospital. Two meaningful factors of the CIS were extracted based on factor analysis, namely "health impact," and "social impact." The change of social impact explained the 12.7 and 10.5% variance in the depression and anxiety symptom improvement, respectively. Conclusions: Change in negative appraisals, especially the appraisals related to COVID-19 social impact may play a vital role in the relief of psychological distress of infected patients. Therefore, a cognitive and social care perspective might be considered when promoting the mental health recovery and readjustment to society among COVID-19 patients

Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Disease · Distress · Mental health · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Internal Medicine