Evaluation of mental disorder related to colposcopy procedure during the COVID period: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on healthcare organizations, leading to a reduction in screening. The pandemic period has caused important psychological repercussions in the most fragile patients.

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the levels of depression, anxiety, peri-traumatic stress, and physical symptoms in patients undergoing colposcopy during the COVID-19 pandemic and to compare these data with the post-pandemic period.

Design

This longitudinal study included 96 individuals undergoing colposcopy, aged between 22 and 64, who were examined between March 2020 and December 2023.

Methods

Participants were assessed at four distinct time points, referred to as T0, T1, T2, and T3. T0 encompassed the pandemic period,

SUBMITTER: Bochicchio I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11742171 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature