Addressing mental health issues in immunocompromised adolescents with chronic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic

Avčin, Tadej; Avčin, Bojana Avguštin

doi:10.1016/j.jped.2022.03.001

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“…One-third of patients associated mental deterioration with the pandemic’s negative impact on their control of the underlying disease. Other studies also confirmed the deterioration of mental status among patients with chronic diseases, especially those associated with immunosuppression, which is likely due to concerns about the severity and occurrence of complications of COVID-19 infection [ 35 ]. In addition, patients with other chronic diseases, such as asthma, diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure, were more likely to experience stress, anxiety and to develop depression than healthy control individuals [ 36 , 37 ].…”

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Questionnaire-Based Study of 81 Patients in Poland to Evaluate the Course of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life and Mental State from February to June 2021

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic affected many people worldwide, including those with chronic diseases. Our objective was to analyze its influence on medical care and the course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Poland. Material/Methods In 2021, 81 patients in Poland with IBD completed an original anonymous questionnaire about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the course of their disease and mental status. The printed questionnaire was distributed to IBD patients treated at the Gastroenterology Outpatient Clinic of the University Clinical Hospital in Białystok, and an online questionnaire was sent to patients via social media. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-squared test, with a significance level of P< 0.05. Results The study group consisted of 46 women and 35 men with a mean age of 32.42 years. Fifty-nine patients had ulcerative colitis and 22 had Crohn disease. Patients reported significant deterioration in medication availability (50.62%) and restricted access to gastroenterology outpatient clinics (51.90%) ( P <0.05). Of patients who contracted COVID-19, 89.47% did not require hospitalization, 32.10% (26/81) were asymptomatic, mild, or moderate, despite immunosuppressive biological treatment (27.16%, 22/81), or steroids (18.52%, 15/81). Over 50% of respondents stated the pandemic negatively affected their mental state and 30% of them associated that with worsening IBD. Conclusions During the pandemic, respondents were mainly concerned with difficulties in accessing the gastroenterology clinic and limited drug availability. The pandemic negatively affected patients’ mental state. In cases of COVID-19 disease, patients with IBD were mostly asymptomatic and did not require hospitalization, despite therapy affecting the immune system.

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