Psychological Distress, Persistent Physical Symptoms, and Perceived Recovery After COVID-19 Illness

Risk and Protective Factors of Psychological Distress in Patients Who Recovered From COVID-19: The Role of Cognitive Reserve

“…If compared with the more recent studies statistics obtained from the Italian population during the pandemic (Delmastro and Zamariola, 2020;Rossi et al, 2020), these data suggest the presence of a significant level of psychological distress in patients who recovered from COVID-19, in line with previous reports (Xu et al, 2020;Bonazza et al, 2020;Janiri et al, 2020;Ma et al, 2020;Rabinovitz et al, 2020;Liyanage-Don et al, 2021;Tomasoni et al, 2021). This result, although not suggesting new evidence, is still contributing to defining the psychological outcomes, of the date somehow mixed (Cooke et al, 2020) of individuals who suffered from COVID-19.…”

“…Importantly, symptoms of psychological distress, Anxiety, and post-traumatic stress have been reported among patients with COVID-19 (Xu et al, 2020;Bonazza et al, 2020;Janiri et al, 2020;Ma et al, 2020;Rabinovitz et al, 2020;Liyanage-Don et al, 2021), as well as months after recovery (Tomasoni et al, 2021). However, despite their impact on patients' quality of life, the psychological symptoms of COVID-19 have been scarcely investigated if compared with the physical ones, with no available evidence about their risk and potential protective factors.…”

“…The first one concerned the study of the relation between COVID-19 severity and psychological distress. Indeed, although previous evidence has been reported so far, the currently available studies have obtained mixed results (see Mazza et al, 2020;Liyanage-Don et al, 2021;Putri et al, 2021;Sykes et al, 2021;Vincent et al, 2021), and new evidence is needed to shed light on the role of illness-related experiences, such as hospitalization or the need of oxygen supply therapy and psychological distress symptoms of patients who recovered from COVID-19.…”

Fatigue and cognitive impairment in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Addressing Mental Health Factors to Improve Outcomes in Work-Related COVID-19

“…The researchers found that higher scores for depression and PTSD were associated with a greater number of persistent COVID-19 symptoms and lower ratings of recovery overall. With the degree of covariance between COVID-19 symptoms and mental health issues addressed through statistical partial regression, the researchers concluded that “Patients with COVID-related PTSD and depression had a higher burden of physical symptoms and were less likely to feel fully recovered 3 months after their COVID-19 illness.” 22 …”