Menstrual cycle changes and mental health states of women hospitalized due to COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Many studies have evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's mental health and menstrual changes. However, most of these studies only included nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients, while information on hospitalized women is very limited. Thus, this study aimed to examine the mental health status and menstrual changes in hospitalized female COVID-19 patients.

Methods

A survey was administered to female COVID-19 patients in the isolation ward of a national referral hospital in Indonesia between January and August 2021, and the women were followed up 3 months after discharge. The survey evaluated menstrual patterns and mental health using the Self Reporting Questionnaire-29 (SRQ-29).

Results

The study enrolled 158 female patients. There was an increase

SUBMITTER: Muharam R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9231764 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature