Prevalence and risk factors of PTSD symptoms: a 3-month follow-up study

作者：Zhilei Shang, Xiao Pan, Suhui Cheng, Yuchen Yang, Wenjie Yan, LiangLiang Sun, Hai Huang, Yonghai Bai, Wei-Fen Xie, Shu Xu · 发表于：Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1177/20451253241298816 · 被引用次数：3 · 研究领域：Long-Term Effects of COVID-19、COVID-19 and Mental Health、Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

Background: During the peak of the epidemic, hospitalized patients frequently encountered significant health risks and potentially life-threatening circumstances, including uncertainty regarding treatment and the potential for complications. Objective: The present study aimed to explore the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among hospitalized patients 3 months after discharge during the first peak of the epidemic, and the association of PTSD with disease-related characteristics. Design: A single-center and full-sample follow-up study was conducted on COVID-19 patients from the Optical Valley Branch of Maternal and Child Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, China. Data were collected during their hospitalization and 3 months after discharge. Methods: PTSD symptoms were evaluated by primary care post-traumatic stress disorder (PC-PTSD), a total score of 3 or above was considered as clinically significant PTSD symptoms. Demographic and disease-related characteristics were collected to identify related associations with PTSD symptoms. Results: A total of 903 patients completed the follow-up survey, yielding a response rate of 63.5%. A total of 212 (23.5%) of the patients were positive in PC-PTSD screening. Univariate regression analysis identified several factors correlated with PTSD symptoms, including female gender, younger age, a lower body mass index (BMI), preexisting sleep problems, bereavement due to COVID-19, a severe clinical diagnosis, the prese...