Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on chronic disease patients in Dessie town government and private hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia

Gedamu, Sisay; Dires, Abebe; Miretu, Debrnesh Goshiye

doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2020.12.019

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“…This finding was similar to the result of an explanatory study from Turkey, where 60.1% of the population suffered from moderate stress. 26 But it is higher than the prevalences of perceived stress found in studies conducted in northeast Ethiopia among chronic disease patients (22.8%) 14 and health-care workers (51.6%), 27 and studies from Italy, where the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder symptomatology was 29.5% 6 among the general population, and China, which revealed that 8.1% of the general population suffered from moderate to severe stress. 28 These discrepancies may be explained by differences in the study populations, and health-care workers having first-hand medical information about the outbreak, disease characteristics, and mechanisms of prevention.…”

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“…33 However, this study finding is inconsistent with the results of a study from northeast Ethiopia, which revealed that patients with a longer duration of chronic disease were more likely to have psychological problems than patients with a shorter duration of illness. 14 Younger age was found to be associated with lower levels of perceived stress. This finding is in line with studies in Ethiopia conducted among chronic disease patients, where patients older than 34 years were more likely than younger participants to develop psychological problems due to the current COVID-19 outbreak, 14 and in Chinese and Italian populations, where low psychological well-being was significantly higher among people younger than 50 years old.…”

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“…14 Younger age was found to be associated with lower levels of perceived stress. This finding is in line with studies in Ethiopia conducted among chronic disease patients, where patients older than 34 years were more likely than younger participants to develop psychological problems due to the current COVID-19 outbreak, 14 and in Chinese and Italian populations, where low psychological well-being was significantly higher among people younger than 50 years old. [34][35][36] In the current pandemic, older people may be more used to staying at home, so their daily routine may be less impacted by mandatory self-isolation measures.…”

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“…11 The mental health and psychosocial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic may be more severe among people with chronic illness. 12 Studies in Greece and northeast Ethiopia showed high prevalences of distress during COVID-19 outbreaks among patients with chronic disease, 13,14 and moderate perceived stress was reported from the USA among patients with chronic disease and disability. 15 Their existing chronic conditions may place them at greater risk for developing more severe complications from COVID-19, which can increase perceived stress, and ultimately exacerbate problems with health and well-being among individuals with chronic conditions and disabilities.…”

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Covid-19 Pandemic-Related Stress and Coping Strategies Among Adults with Chronic Disease in Southwest Ethiopia

Girma¹,

Ayalew²,

Mesafint³

2021

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Background:The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presented a great threat to the physical and mental health of the general population. Patients with chronic disease have always been vulnerable to stressful life conditions. Therefore, determining the perceived stress and coping strategies among chronic disease patients is crucial to minimize the mental health consequences related to the outbreak. Objective: This study aimed to determine COVID-19-related stress and coping strategies among adults with chronic disease in southwest Ethiopia. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 613 randomly selected adults with chronic disease in southwest Ethiopia. A multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine the relationship between the COVID-19-related stress score and coping strategy types, and independent sample t-tests and ANOVA tests were conducted. Statistical significance was accepted at p-values <0.05. Results: More than two-thirds of study participants (68.4%) were moderately stressed, 13.9% were severely stressed, and 17.8% had low levels of perceived stress. Active coping (β=1.238, 95% CI: 0.0 to 2.477), denial (β=3.678, 95% CI: 2.44 to 4.915), behavioral disengagement (β=3.669, 95% CI: 2.193 to 5.146), self-blame (β=1.722, 95% CI: 0.146 to 3.297), and religion (β=3.443, 95% CI: 2.028 to 4.858) coping strategies positively predicted the COVID-19-related stress score. Only the acceptance coping strategy (β=−2.710, 95% CI: −3.926 to −1.493) negatively predicted the COVID-19-related stress score. Conclusion: Significant numbers of participants suffered from moderate to severe perceived stress levels due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Both adaptive and maladaptive coping strategy types were significantly associated positively and negatively with perceived stress score among adults with chronic disease. There were significant differences in the mean scores of perceived stress and categories of variables such as family size, duration of disease, and age of the participants.

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Covid-19 Pandemic-Related Stress and Coping Strategies Among Adults with Chronic Disease in Southwest Ethiopia

Girma¹,

Ayalew²,

Mesafint³

2021

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Clinical Care of Patients and Psychosocial Health of Affected Families with Chronic Granulomatous Disease: an Observational Study from North India

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Day-to-day clinical management of patients with inborn errors of immunity, including chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), has been affected by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. There is a dearth of information on impact of this pandemic on clinical care of children with CGD and psychological profile of the caretakers. Among the 101 patients with CGD followed up in our center, 5 children developed infection/complications associated with COVID-19. Four of these children had a mild clinical course, while 1 child developed features of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MISC) requiring intravenous glucocorticoids. Parents and caretakers of CGD patients ( n = 21) and 21 healthy adults with similar ages and genders were also evaluated on the following scales and questionnaires: COVID-19 Fear Scale (FCV 19S), Impact of Event Scale (IES-R), Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS 21), Preventive COVID-19 Behavior Scale (PCV 19BS), and a “COVID-19 Psychological wellbeing questionnaire.” Median age of the parents/caregivers was 41.76 years (range: 28–60 years). Male:female ratio was 2:1. In the study group, 71.4% had higher IES scores compared to 14.3% in controls. The caregivers had a high prevalence of stress, anxiety, avoidance behavior, and depression compared to controls ( p < 0.001). Children with CGD have had predominantly mild infection with COVID-19; however, caregivers/parents of these children were at risk of developing psychological distress. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the importance of patients’ and caretakers’ mental health which needs periodic assessment and appropriate interventions. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10875-023-01524-5.

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Prevalence and associated factors of the psychological impact of COVID-19 among communities, health care workers and patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review

Bekele¹,

Feyissa

Sefera³

2021

Annals of Medicine &Amp; Surgery

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Introduction The mental health effects of coronavirus is found to be high in health care professionals, patients and the community. Therefore, this review tried to summarize the prevalence and associated factors of psychological impact of COVID-19 among the health care workers (HCWs), patients and the community in Ethiopia. Methods The studies from Medline via PubMed, Science direct, and Google scholar were searched from February 17 to March 17, 2021. PRISMA-2020 (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) was used to conduct this review. Result Initially, 2190 publications were obtained from three databases (PubMed, Science direct, and Google scholar). Finally, 9 articles that fulfilled eligible criteria were included in the review. Among different types of mental health impacts stress was reported that lies in the range from 18% to 100%, anxiety was reported from 27.7% to 100%, depression was from 12.4% to 55.7%. Several factors were associated with psychological impacts of COVID-19 among health care workers, patients and community such as level of education, occupation, gender, age, marital status, presence of co-morbidity, lack of social support, personal/family exposure, their attitude, income level, family size, presence of respiratory symptoms, substance use, area of residence, and lack of protective equipment. Conclusion There was overall high psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers, community, and patients. The most common indicators of psychological impact reported across studies were anxiety and stress. Therefore, online psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based therapies should be provided through smartphone applications to minimize psychological impacts of COVID-19.

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Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on chronic disease patients in Dessie town government and private hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia

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Covid-19 Pandemic-Related Stress and Coping Strategies Among Adults with Chronic Disease in Southwest Ethiopia

Covid-19 Pandemic-Related Stress and Coping Strategies Among Adults with Chronic Disease in Southwest Ethiopia

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Clinical Care of Patients and Psychosocial Health of Affected Families with Chronic Granulomatous Disease: an Observational Study from North India

Prevalence and associated factors of the psychological impact of COVID-19 among communities, health care workers and patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review

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