A study of mental health status in relatives of COVID-19 inpatients in a tertiary care hospital
Introduction: The global scale of COVID-19 has been enormous, with the disease affecting 20 million people worldwide and resulting in 751,154 deaths by August 14, 2020. An increase in mental health problems is expected with an event of such scale, given past experience with epidemics such as severe...
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doaj-0071d502526e4e098959bf5c43f80bb62021-08-09T09:58:45ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour0971-89902021-01-01261495310.4103/jmhhb.jmhhb_184_20A study of mental health status in relatives of COVID-19 inpatients in a tertiary care hospitalMinakshi Nimesh ParikhKartik Srinivasa ValipayMehul BrahmbhattPragna SoraniVrunda Ashok PatelKesha KhetaniNirav PatelHarvee ShahAatman Nimesh ParikhIntroduction: The global scale of COVID-19 has been enormous, with the disease affecting 20 million people worldwide and resulting in 751,154 deaths by August 14, 2020. An increase in mental health problems is expected with an event of such scale, given past experience with epidemics such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola, among various vulnerable populations. One such population may be the family members of patients affected with COVID-19. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Five hundred and forty-one relatives of patients admitted in the COVID-19 wing of a tertiary care hospital were studied. Sociodemographic details were recorded and a Gujarati version of General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) was applied. A total score of ≥4 on GHQ-28 was considered indicative of “caseness” or psychiatric morbidity and the population was divided into two groups based on whether the score was <4 or ≥4. The groups were analyzed for any differences with respect to variables like age, gender. Conclusion: 5.17% of the study population had a GHQ-28 total score of ≥4 indicative of “psychiatric morbidity.” The most common symptoms were fatigue, stress, sleep disturbance, and anxiety. Male gender and advanced age were statistically significantly more likely to have a GHQ-28 total score ≥4.http://www.jmhhb.org/article.asp?issn=0971-8990;year=2021;volume=26;issue=1;spage=49;epage=53;aulast=Parikhanxietycovid-19family membersfatiguemental healthstress |
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Minakshi Nimesh Parikh Kartik Srinivasa Valipay Mehul Brahmbhatt Pragna Sorani Vrunda Ashok Patel Kesha Khetani Nirav Patel Harvee Shah Aatman Nimesh Parikh A study of mental health status in relatives of COVID-19 inpatients in a tertiary care hospital Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour anxiety covid-19 family members fatigue mental health stress |
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A study of mental health status in relatives of COVID-19 inpatients in a tertiary care hospital |
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A study of mental health status in relatives of COVID-19 inpatients in a tertiary care hospital |
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A study of mental health status in relatives of COVID-19 inpatients in a tertiary care hospital |
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A study of mental health status in relatives of COVID-19 inpatients in a tertiary care hospital |
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A study of mental health status in relatives of COVID-19 inpatients in a tertiary care hospital |
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study of mental health status in relatives of covid-19 inpatients in a tertiary care hospital |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour |
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0971-8990 |
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2021-01-01 |
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Introduction: The global scale of COVID-19 has been enormous, with the disease affecting 20 million people worldwide and resulting in 751,154 deaths by August 14, 2020. An increase in mental health problems is expected with an event of such scale, given past experience with epidemics such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola, among various vulnerable populations. One such population may be the family members of patients affected with COVID-19. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Five hundred and forty-one relatives of patients admitted in the COVID-19 wing of a tertiary care hospital were studied. Sociodemographic details were recorded and a Gujarati version of General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) was applied. A total score of ≥4 on GHQ-28 was considered indicative of “caseness” or psychiatric morbidity and the population was divided into two groups based on whether the score was <4 or ≥4. The groups were analyzed for any differences with respect to variables like age, gender. Conclusion: 5.17% of the study population had a GHQ-28 total score of ≥4 indicative of “psychiatric morbidity.” The most common symptoms were fatigue, stress, sleep disturbance, and anxiety. Male gender and advanced age were statistically significantly more likely to have a GHQ-28 total score ≥4. |
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