Assessment of the Impact of a Daily Rehabilitation Program on Anxiety and Depression Symptoms and the Quality of Life of People with Mental Disorders during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15475237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanna Smolarczyk (0000-0003-4297-8974, Medical University of Silesia, corresponding author), Anna Szczegielniak (0000-0002-2160-4589, Medical University of Silesia), Mateusz Legutko (Medical University of Silesia), Adam Zaczek (0000-0002-0650-9567, Medical University of Silesia), Łukasz Kunert (0000-0001-7600-9413, Medical University of Silesia), Magdalena Piegza (0000-0002-8009-7118, Medical University of Silesia), Robert Pudło (0000-0002-5748-0063, Medical University of Silesia) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1434-1434 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18041434 |
| PMID | 33546511 |
| OpenAlex | W3126665997 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
Community psychiatry is a modern and effective form of care for patients with mental disorders. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of a rehabilitation program at the Mental Health Support Centre in Tarnowskie Góry (Poland) on reducing severity of anxiety and depression symptoms, as well as improving overall quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study involved 35 patients, examined with an authors' questionnaire on sociodemographic data, the Hospital Scale of Anxiety and Depression (HADS) and the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Data was obtained during the first national lockdown and compared to data gathered before the pandemic on the same study group. Imposed restrictions, negative emotional state during lockdown, subjectively assessed higher health risk and a low level of knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly correlate with a severity of depression and anxiety, as well as general quality of life. However, the comparison of the results obtained in HADS and SF-36 scales show a significant improvement in both categories. Rehabilitation activities, including physical training, cognitive exercise and social therapy, reduce the severity of the symptoms and have a positive effect on the overall quality of life in patients suffering from schizophrenia and affective disorders. Therefore, holistic mental health support services may positively affect building an individual resilience. The severity of anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic shows a negative correlation with the patient's age
Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Disease · Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale · Mental health · Pandemic · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Quality of life (healthcare · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Rehabilitation
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |