Predictors of mental health symptomatology among Kurdish patients who recovered from COVID-19 in Iraq
Abstract While a growing body of research has documented severe psychosocial consequences of the new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for the affected people, research mainly focused either on health care workers or the general population. There is a dearth of scientific research on the mental health...
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| author | Hawkar Ibrahim Katharina Goessmann Araz Ramazan Ahmad Ayoub Kareem Saeed Frank Neuner |
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| description | Abstract While a growing body of research has documented severe psychosocial consequences of the new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for the affected people, research mainly focused either on health care workers or the general population. There is a dearth of scientific research on the mental health status of recovered patients, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The purpose of the current study was to determine the mental health symptomatology and its associated factors among Iraqis who recovered from COVID-19. Participants were Iraqi Kurdish individuals who had previously been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the first wave of COVID-19, and they were recruited based on lists of recovered patients provided by from public health institutions. Using standardized demographic and mental health questionnaires, structured telephone interviews with 57 recovered patients were contacted. It was found that 31.6% of the participating recovered patients with COVID-19 met the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and 21.05% were classified with probable depression. Hospitalized survivors had higher PTSD and depression symptoms than those not hospitalized. We also found that higher levels of PTSD and depression symptoms were predicted by younger age, hospitalization due to COVID-19, and having a family member who died from COVID-19. In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic, psychological and psychiatric treatment may be particularly relevant for younger adult patients and those with more severe COVID-19 symptoms who experienced hospitalized care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fee4b372c0914261aefab4f47819429f2022-12-22T01:40:55ZengSpringerDiscover Psychology2731-45372022-06-01211710.1007/s44202-022-00043-5Predictors of mental health symptomatology among Kurdish patients who recovered from COVID-19 in IraqHawkar Ibrahim0Katharina Goessmann1Araz Ramazan Ahmad2Ayoub Kareem Saeed3Frank Neuner4Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Bielefeld UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Bielefeld UniversityCollege of Humanities, University of RaparinSulaimani Polytechnic UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Bielefeld UniversityAbstract While a growing body of research has documented severe psychosocial consequences of the new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for the affected people, research mainly focused either on health care workers or the general population. There is a dearth of scientific research on the mental health status of recovered patients, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The purpose of the current study was to determine the mental health symptomatology and its associated factors among Iraqis who recovered from COVID-19. Participants were Iraqi Kurdish individuals who had previously been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the first wave of COVID-19, and they were recruited based on lists of recovered patients provided by from public health institutions. Using standardized demographic and mental health questionnaires, structured telephone interviews with 57 recovered patients were contacted. It was found that 31.6% of the participating recovered patients with COVID-19 met the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and 21.05% were classified with probable depression. Hospitalized survivors had higher PTSD and depression symptoms than those not hospitalized. We also found that higher levels of PTSD and depression symptoms were predicted by younger age, hospitalization due to COVID-19, and having a family member who died from COVID-19. In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic, psychological and psychiatric treatment may be particularly relevant for younger adult patients and those with more severe COVID-19 symptoms who experienced hospitalized care.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-022-00043-5COVID-19PTSDDepressionMental healthHospitalization |
| spellingShingle | Hawkar Ibrahim Katharina Goessmann Araz Ramazan Ahmad Ayoub Kareem Saeed Frank Neuner Predictors of mental health symptomatology among Kurdish patients who recovered from COVID-19 in Iraq Discover Psychology COVID-19 PTSD Depression Mental health Hospitalization |
| title | Predictors of mental health symptomatology among Kurdish patients who recovered from COVID-19 in Iraq |
| title_full | Predictors of mental health symptomatology among Kurdish patients who recovered from COVID-19 in Iraq |
| title_fullStr | Predictors of mental health symptomatology among Kurdish patients who recovered from COVID-19 in Iraq |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of mental health symptomatology among Kurdish patients who recovered from COVID-19 in Iraq |
| title_short | Predictors of mental health symptomatology among Kurdish patients who recovered from COVID-19 in Iraq |
| title_sort | predictors of mental health symptomatology among kurdish patients who recovered from covid 19 in iraq |
| topic | COVID-19 PTSD Depression Mental health Hospitalization |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-022-00043-5 |
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