Sex differences in mental health of hospitalized patients with COVID-19

ERS International Congress 2021: highlights from the Allied Respiratory Professionals assembly

“…COVID-19 hospitalisation can pose a considerable mental burden on patients, even after hospital discharge. B armparessou et al [ 76 ] presented the results of a survey performed in a large COVID-19 reference hospital in Athens, Greece. Depression, anxiety, PTSD, sleeping difficulties and quality of life were assessed in 131 patients 1–2 months after discharge from COVID-19 hospitalisation.…”

European Respiratory Society International Congress 2021: highlights from best-abstract awardees

“…Respiratory nursing research provided qualitative evidence on the fear of being infected among patients with COPD leading to self-isolation and accompanying problems [28], and formulated international consensus that awake prone positioning is an attractive, simple and safe way to improve oxygenation in hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19 [29]. Psychologists and behavioural scientists provided a strong message that mental health is seriously impacted by COVID-19 and timely intervention is needed [30,31].…”