The course and determinants of post-traumatic stress over 12 months after hospitalization for COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the trajectory of symptoms and symptom-defined post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from 1.5 to 12 months after hospitalization for COVID-19 and determine risk factors for persistent symptoms and PTSD.

Methods

This was a prospective cohort study of consecutive patients discharged after hospitalization for COVID-19 before 1 June 2020 in six hospitals in Southern Norway. Symptom-defined PTSD was assessed by the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) at 1.5, 3 and/or 12 months after hospitalization, using DSM-5 criteria. Changes in PCL-5 symptom score and the prevalence of PTSD were analyzed with multivariable mixed models.

Results

In total, 388 patients were discharged alive, and 251 (65%) participated. Respondents had a m

SUBMITTER: Stavem K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9334651 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature