https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2020.491

Psychological outcomes after hospitalization for COVID-19: data from a multidisciplinary follow-up screening program for recovered patients

Vol. 23 No. 3 (2020)
Submitted: September 2, 2020
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Published: January 14, 2021
Anxiety, depression, COVID-19 recovered patients, post-traumatic stress, mental health.
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Federica Bonazza
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0258-1796
Department of Health Science, University of Milan, Italy.
Lidia Borghi
Department of Health Science, University of Milan;, Italy.
Eugenia Cao di San Marco
Unit of Clinical Psychology, Santi Paolo and Carlo Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Kyrie Piscopo
Unit of Clinical Psychology, Santi Paolo and Carlo Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Francesca Bai
Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy.
Antonella d’Arminio Monforte
Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy.
Elena Vegni
Department of Health Science, University of Milan; Unit of Clinical Psychology, Santi Paolo and Carlo Hospital, Milan, Italy.

Patients who are hospitalized for COronaVIrus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) face an extremely stressful experience that might challenge their mental health. The study aims to describe the psychological condition of recovered patients, focusing on anxiety and depression symptoms, as well as post-traumatic stress. All the recovered COVID-19 patients who accessed to a multidisciplinary followup screening program scheduled within two months after their hospital discharge were included. As far as the psychological assessment, patients completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised for post-traumatic stress. Socio-demographic and clinical data (days of hospitalization, intensity of received care, and number of supportive sessions with the hospital psychologist after the hospitalization) were collected. Descriptive, correlation and regression analyses were conducted. The sample includes 261 patients (68.2% men), aged between 23 and 90 (mean=58.9 st. dev=13.3). High numbers of patients reported anxiety (28%) and depression symptoms (17%), as well as post-traumatic stress (36.4%). Impaired outcomes were associated with female gender, while patient’s age was found to be negatively correlated with anxiety symptoms. 13.8% of patients underwent a psychological visit and 6.1% of them were taken in charge for psychological support. Few months after hospital discharge, individuals recovered by COVID-19 reported negative consequences on their mental health. Understanding the impact that COVID-19 and hospitalization have on recovered patients may provide insights about how to develop an effective psychological intervention to help them deal with such psychological distress and prevent further psychopathological effects.

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Bonazza, F., Borghi, L., Cao di San Marco, E. ., Piscopo, K., Bai, F., d’Arminio Monforte, A. ., & Vegni, E. . (2021). Psychological outcomes after hospitalization for COVID-19: data from a multidisciplinary follow-up screening program for recovered patients. Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome, 23(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2020.491
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