Prevalence of Sleep, Stress, Anxiety and Depression among COVID-19 Survivors
Abstract: The COVID-19 outbreak has produced unpredictable stress physically and mentally in all sections of population. Empirical data showed that 43.1% and 40.2% of COVID-19 patients suffer from depressive symptoms and other mental illness respectively [1]. A hospital based cross sectional study including 100 COVID-19 survivors using DASS-21 and PSQI. Among the survivors 63% had depression, 80% had anxiety, 46% had stress and 77% had poor sleep quality and, out of them 75.8%, 88.7%, 59.6% and 93.5% respectively, had association with oxygen support during their treatment. This depicts the importance of diagnosing and managing psychiatric morbidities among survivors during the recovery phase.
Keywords: COVID-19 survivors, quality of sleep, stress, depression, anxiety, Oxygen support, Psychiatric morbidities
How to Cite?: Dr. Karthik Sunkenapally, Dr. Gattupally Nikhil Reddy, Dr. Vinayak Krishnan, "Prevalence of Sleep, Stress, Anxiety and Depression among COVID-19 Survivors", Volume 13 Issue 1, January 2024, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 536-539, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR24101140115, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR24101140115