Self-reported mental health in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A 1-year follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to longitudinally follow self-reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and fatigue during the first year after hospitalization because of COVID-19.

Design

The study was an observational longitudinal study.

Methods and participants

Between July 2020, and February 2021, 211 patients aged ≥ 18 years, hospitalized ≥ 5 days at 5 hospitals in Region Västra Götaland, who had COVID-19, and were non-contagious (at study enrolment) were included in the baseline assessment. Of these, 168 (79.6%) patients completed mental health questionnaires at a 3-month follow-up, and 172 (83.1%) at a 12-month follow-up. A total of 120 (56.9%) participants who completed at least 1 questionnaire at both the 3- and 12-month follow-ups

SUBMITTER: Ashman Kroonstrom L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11439760 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature