Aile Sağlığı Merkezlerine Kayıtlı COVID-19 Geçiren 40-80 yaş Arası Hastalarda Post Travmatik Stres Bozukluğunun Değerlendirilmesi

Öz

Amaç: Koronavirüs Hastalığı-2019 (COVID-19) hastalarının pandemi döneminde Post Travmatik Stres Bozukluğu (PTSB) düzeylerinin araştırılması ve bu durumun sosyodemografik ve diğer çevresel faktörlerle ilişkisinin saptanması amaçlanmıştır. Materyal ve Metot: Araştırmamız 5 farklı Aile Sağlığı Merkezine kayıtlı, COVID-19 geçiren 40-80 yaş arası 200 bireye, 20 soruluk bir anket ve Olayların Etkisi Ölçeği (OEÖ) uygulanan kesitsel tanımlayıcı bir araştırmadır. Bulgular: Katılımcıların ortalama OEÖ puanı 19,9±8,9 olup kadınlarda, bekarlarda, eğitim seviyesi ilköğretim ve öncesi olan ve koronavirüs hastalığı sonrası semptom devamı olan bireylerde anlamlı olarak daha yüksek saptanmıştır (p<0,05). OEÖ’nün PTSB için tanı koydurucu kesim değeri 30 alındığında, çalışmaya katılan bireylerin 26’sında (%13) PTSB açısından risk vardır. Sonuç: Katılımcıların COVID-19 sonrası PTSB risk düzeyi, salgının ilk zamanlarına göre düşük saptanmıştır. Bu düşüklüğün sebebi hastalığın toplumda daha iyi tanınır hale gelmesi, aşı uygulamalarının yaygınlaşması, karantina gibi kısıtlayıcı önlemlerin gevşetilmesidir. Bu yöndeki faaliyetler, gelecekteki olası salgınlarla mücadele açısından da önem taşımaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• COVID-19
• mental sağlık
• post travmatik stres bozukluğu

Evaluation of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Patients Aged 40-80 years Old with COVID-19 Registered with Family Health Centers

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the levels of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients during the pandemic and to determine the relationship of this situation with sociodemographic and other environmental factors. Materials and Methods: Our research is a cross-sectional descriptive study in which a 20-question survey and the Impact of Events Scale (IES) were applied to 200 individuals between the ages of 40 and 80 who had COVID-19 and were registered in 5 different Family Health Centers. Results: The participants' mean IES was 19.9±8.9. It was significantly higher in women, singles, individuals with primary education levels and before, and individuals with continued symptoms after COVID-19 (p<0.05). When the diagnostic cut-off value for PTSD for the IES is taken as 30, 26 (13.0%) individuals participating in the study have a risk for PTSD. Conclusions: The participants' PTSD risk level after COVID-19 was lower than in the early times of the epidemic. This low rate is the better recognition of the disease in society, the widespread use of vaccines, and the relaxation of restrictive measures such as quarantine. Activities in this direction are also crucial in combating possible future epidemics.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• mental health
• posttraumatic stress disorder

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