Describing post-traumatic stress disorder and its associations with depression, anxiety and insomnia: a descriptive study in Italian adults with Marfan syndrome during the COVID-19 third wave.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The evaluation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety and insomnia in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS) during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in a region of northern Italy (Lombardy) and the investigation of which mental health, sociodemographic and clinical factors were associated with PTSD.

Design

Descriptive observational design with cross-sectional data collection procedure.

Setting

A single Italian MFS-specific specialised and reference centre in Lombardy (Italy) between February and April 2021.

Participants

112 adults with MFS. The majority of participants were female (n=64; 57.1%), with a high school diploma (n=52; 46.4%) and active workers (n=66; 58.9%). The mean age was 41.89 years (SD=14.00), and the mean ti

SUBMITTER: Udugampolage N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9748516 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature