Key result
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients had similar anxiety and depression scores to healthy controls, though chest CT findings were associated with increased anxiety (OR 4.31; 95% CI 1.04-17.95).
Why the study?
The study aimed to evaluate the relationship between perceived social support, coping strategies, anxiety, and depression symptoms among hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared with matched controls.
Are perceived social support, coping strategies, anxiety, and depression symptoms different in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to healthy controls?
Case-Control (n=176)
Are perceived social support, coping strategies, anxiety, and depression symptoms different in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to healthy controls?
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients exhibit higher perceived social support and coping strategies than healthy controls, and adaptive coping is associated with lower anxiety and depression.
May not warrant intensified mental health screening in hospitalized COVID-19; hypothesis-generating for CT severity as anxiety predictor.
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the relationship between perceived social support, coping strategies, anxiety, and depression symptoms among hospitalized COVID-19 patients by comparing them with a matched control group in terms of age, gender, and education level. METHOD: The patient group (n = 84) and the healthy controls (HCs, n = 92) filled in the questionnaire including the socio-demographic form, Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, and Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced through the online survey link. RESULTS: The COVID-19 patients had higher perceived social support and coping strategies scores than the HCs. However, anxiety and depression scores did not differ significantly between the two groups. In logistic regression analysis performed in COVID-19 patients, the presence of chest CT finding (OR = 4.31; 95% CI = 1.04-17.95) was a risk factor for anxiety and the use of adaptive coping strategies (OR = 0.86; 95% CI = 0.73-0.99) had a negative association with anxiety. In addition, the use of adaptive coping strategies (OR = 0.89; 95% CI = 0.79-0.98) and high perceived social support (OR = 0.97; 95% CI = 0.93- 0,99) had a negative association with depression symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Longitudinal studies involving the return to normality phase of the COVID-19 pandemic are needed to investigate the effects of factors such as coping strategies and perceived social support that could increase the psychological adjustment and resilience of individuals on anxiety and depression.
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Kandeğer et al. (2020) conducted a case-control in Hospitalized COVID-19 (n=176). Hospitalized COVID-19 vs. Healthy controls was evaluated on Anxiety and depression scores. Hospitalized COVID-19 patients had similar anxiety and depression scores to healthy controls, though chest CT findings were associated with increased anxiety (OR 4.31; 95% CI 1.04-17.95).
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