COVID-19 and Severe Mental Illness: Impact on patients and its relation with their awareness about COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 outbreak has promoted many public health measures in the general population. However, its impact on a vulnerable population with severe mental illness (SMI) is less addressed. Aim of this study was to determine the impact of COVID -19 to patients with SMI and identify its relation with their COVID-19 knowledge. A cross-sectional telephonic survey among 132 patients with SMI who were clinically stable before the COVID-19 pandemic was conducted. A 23 item interview proforma comprising of self-reported knowledge related to COVID-19 by patients and their illness and treatment status from their caregivers. Eleven patients were completely not aware of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Three fourth of patients were not worried about getting COVID-19 and lacks adequate knowledge to identify

SUBMITTER: Muruganandam P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7322460 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature