评估创伤后应激障碍和社会决定因素在家庭环境中的COVID-19病例-接触二位数中
Aparna Ajay1, Anas Tharakan1, Aswathy Sreedevi1
1Community Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, IND.
Cureus
|October 3, 2024
概括
创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 影响了超过三分之一的COVID-19患者和五分之一的接触者. 女性和贫困线以下的人面临更高的PTSD风险,突出了有针对性的心理健康支持的需要.
科学领域:
- 心理健康 心理健康
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 由于COVID-19的流行,造成了严重的心理痛苦.
- 了解感染者及其家属的心理健康影响至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估COVID-19患者和家庭接触者中创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 的患病率.
- 在这个人群中确定与PTSD相关的社会人口因素.
主要方法:
- 在埃尔纳库勒姆区进行了一项横截面研究.
- 通过电话采访279名参与者 (93名COVID-19阳性,186名接触者).
- 创伤后应激障碍症状尺度 - 采访版本 (PSS-I-5) 用于评估.
主要成果:
- 在COVID-19病例中,PTSD患病率为36.6%,在接触者中为21.5%.
- 低于贫困线 (BPL) 的个人患PTSD的风险高出2.9倍.
- 女性和毕业生患PTSD的几率增加,而家庭主妇受到保护.
结论:
- 针对性心理支持对于妇女和低于贫困线 (BPL) 的个人至关重要,因为他们更容易患PTSD.
- 解决心理健康差异对于大流行病恢复工作至关重要.
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