Mental Health Status of Survivors Following COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: A Descriptive Study

• DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3559616
• Publication Date: 2020-04-15T11:30:29Z
• Authors: Chaomin Wu; Xianglin Hu; Jianxin Song; Chunling Du; Yuanlin Song; Dong Yang; Jie Xu; Kebin Cheng; Dechang Chen; Ming Zhong; Jinjun Jiang; Weining Xiong; Ke Lang; Yan Tao; Xiaoqin Lin; Guohua Shi; Liwen Lu; Longci Pan; Lei Xu; Xin Zhou; Ming Wei; Junhua Zheng
• Keywords: Interquartile range; Depression

Background: Inpatients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been well depicted in clinical characteristics. However, few studies reported post-discharge conditions, especially mental health status, for survivors following COVID-19. In this study, we aimed to first report status COVID-19 and explore relevant influence factors. Methods: descriptive case series, enrolled a population of 370 Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, China. Survivors were discharged during Jan 4 Feb 12, 2020. Telephone follow-up was conducted. Readmission symptoms signs inquired. Mental conditions anxiety depression assessed using The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), respectively. Results: median period 22 days (interquartile range 20~30 days). Of the survivors, no readmitted due recurrence SARS-CoV-2-positive pneumonia. Sixty (16.2%) had cough 45 (12.2%) breathlessness after activity. One hundred seventy-three (46.8%) worried about 174 (47.0%) infection others such as their family. Two ninety-three (79.2%) took home quarantine lifestyle. Fifty (13.5%) occurred 40 (10.8%) depression. most bothered by sleeping disorders (29.5%). Four (1.1%) once thoughts suicide several days. Three fifty-six (96.2%) willing return hospital examination. significantly associated respiratory symptoms, worry (P<0.05). Depression gender female, recurrence, lifestyle Interpretation: About 10 percent would develop or depression, because residual others. We clinicians psychiatrists must pay attention care these survivors. need explain that they should not be overly rare event recurrence. addition, caused also noted relieved.Funding Statement: This study supported National Natural Science Foundation China (NSFC) (81972393, 81772705, 31570775), NSFC (81630001, 81770075), Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty (shslczdzk02201) Top-Priority Disciplines Construction Project (2017ZZ02013), Sub-specialist project Qingpu Branch Zhongshan Fudan university (YZK 2019-04), Hospital-level Incubation (QYP 2019-03), technology development fund district science commission 2018 (QKY 2018-01), Academic Leader District Healthcare Commission (WD2019-36), key discipline medicine (ZK2019B07 SZ2019- 1), NSFC(81870035), municipal family planning (201740210).Declaration Interests: All authors declared Conflicts Interest.Ethics Approval approved Ethics Committee Hospital Wuhan,