Abstract
Introduction: For several months now, health professionals have been on the front line in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study evaluates the importance of anxiety and depressive symptoms and detects post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in those who have been affected by COVID-19.
Materials and Methods: This is an exhaustive cross-sectional study with descriptive and analytical aims carried out among staff working at the Hassan II hospital in Agadir treated for COVID-19. The data collection used the construction of a web questionnaire on the Google Forms platform. Anxiety and depression were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HAD) score, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was screened using the PCL-S score.
Preliminary results: Among the 67 participants, 58.21% were women; the average age was 33.3±5 years. 32% of the patients had comoridities: diabetes in 12%, anxiety disorder 7% and depression (6%). The resuscitation stay rate was 3% (n=3), 53.73% had a mild form of COVID-19 while only 3% had a severe form, 64.12% (n=43) retained clinical symptoms after recovery dominated by asthenia in 46.27% (n=49), dyspnea 17.91% (n=12), and cough in 28.36% (n=19). 42.3% of patient participants had no anxiety depressive syndrome (AHH score between 0 and 8), 45.5% had a score between 8 and 11, and 12.2% of patients had definite anxiety depressive syndrome (AHH score more than 11). Symptoms of PTSD were found in 7 patients.
Conclusion: Healthcare professionals treated for COVID 19 are at high risk of psychiatric sequelae. Psychological follow-up should be considered in these patients.
Footnotes
Cite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, OA189.
This abstract was presented at the 2021 ERS International Congress, in session “Prediction of exacerbations in patients with COPD”.
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