Mental health status of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in Changsha.
10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2020.200347
- Author:
Xuemei QIN
1
,
2
,
3
;
Kongliang SHU
3
,
4
,
5
;
Mi WANG
1
;
Wentao CHEN
1
;
Mei HUANG
1
;
Aiping YANG
6
;
Yun ZHOU
7
;
Yan ZHANG
1
;
Yumeng JU
1
,
8
;
Jiyang LIU
3
,
9
Author Information
1. Institute of Mental Health, Central South University; National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders; National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders; Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Changsha
2. may1579492666@
3. com.
4. Center for Neuromedicine, First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha
5. skl19770410@
6. Department of General Surgery, First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha
7. Department of Spine Surgery, First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha
8. yumeng.ju@foxmail.com.
9. Department of Medical Administration, First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha 410005, China. csphq@
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Changsha;
Symptom Check-List 90;
clinical types;
coronavirus disease 2019;
mental health;
pneumonia;
severe acute respiratory syndrome
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Betacoronavirus;
China;
Coronavirus Infections;
psychology;
Depression;
Feeding and Eating Disorders;
Health Status;
Humans;
Mental Health;
Pandemics;
Pneumonia, Viral;
psychology;
Sleep Wake Disorders;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2020;45(6):657-664
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:The epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) brought psychological stress to the public, especially to patients. This study aims to investigate the mental health of patients with COVID-19 in Changsha.
METHODS:We took cross-section investigation for the mental health of 112 patients with COVID-19 via questionnaires. Mann-Whitney test, Chi-square test, and Fisher's exact test were performed to compare general and clinical data between the slight-ordinary patients and severe patients. Single sample -tests were used to compare the difference between the factor scores of the Symptom Check-List 90 (SCL-90) in COVID-19 patients with the norm of 2015 and factor scores of SCL-90 in patients with the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
RESULTS:The obsessive-compulsive, depression, sleep and eating disorders had the highest frequency among the positive symptoms of SCL-90 in patients with COVID-19 in Changsha. The factor scores of somatization, depression, anxiety, phobia anxiety, sleep and eating disorders in patients with COVID-19 were higher than those of the norm (≤0.001 or <0.05). Slight-ordinary patients with COVID-19 in Changsha showed lower factor scores of somatization, depression, anxiety, and hostility compared with the patients with SARS (<0.001 or <0.05). There was no difference in factor scores of SCL-90 between the patients with severe COVID-19 and those with SARS(>0.05).
CONCLUSIONS:The levels of somatization, depression, anxiety, phobia anxiety, sleep and eating disorders in patients with COVID-19 in Changsha are higher than those of the norm. However, the mental health of slight-ordinary patients with COVID-19 is better than that of patients with SARS. It needs to provide targeting psychological interventions depending on the severity of patients.
