Factors Associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Covid-19 Survivors; Cross-Sectional Study

Authors

  • Hassan Sarwar Hassan Sarwar University Institute of Physical therapy
  • Anna Zaheer Lecturer, University Institute of Physical Therapy, University of Lahore, Lahore (Pakistan).
  • Sahar Fatima Lecturer, University Institute of Physical Therapy, University of Lahore, Lahore (Pakistan)

Keywords:

COVID19, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sleep Disorder, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, SARS-CoV-2

Abstract

Background: A new air-borne pandemic COVID-19 had resulted in a large number of morbidity and deaths. Post-traumatic stress disorder used to begin three months after its origin and probably lasts for 6 months.

Objective: To determine the association of factors with post-traumatic stress disorder in COVID-19 survivors after getting normal confirmed by COVID19 negative test done through RTPCR diagnostic testing.

Methodology: According to Epitool a total of 165 COVID-19 survivors participated in this cross-sectional study. The non-probability convenient sampling approach was utilized. Demographic data was recorded using a self-made proforma while evaluation of post-traumatic stress disorder was done through IES-R scale.

Results: A total of 165 Covid-19 survivors took part in study, comprised upon 81 (49.1%) of men and 84 (50.9%) of females. The majority of COVID-19 survivors socioeconomically were from middle class in number of 148 (89.7%). About 66 (40.0%) encountered high impact post-traumatic stress disorder while surviving corona virus. COVID-19 survivors had trouble sleeping, being woken without cause, or over-slept, about 114 (69.1%) favored it whereas 51 (30.9%) opposed it. While 85 (51.5%) of COVID-19 survivors felt chest pain, tightness in chest or shortness of breath like symptoms after battling disease whereas 80 (48.5%) survivors had no impact.

Conclusion: The study determined that majority of COVID-19 survivors suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder had stronger association with the factors like nervousness, anxiousness and panic like stuff after surviving pandemic along with trouble in sleeping, staying asleep, awakened without reason or had overslept. While in comparison moderate association was configured between respiratory like symptoms including chest discomfort, heart beating and post-traumatic stress disorder in survivors who had battled out COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sleep discomfort, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, SARS-CoV-2.

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Published

2024-03-31

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Hassan Sarwar HS, Zaheer A, Fatima S. Factors Associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Covid-19 Survivors; Cross-Sectional Study. J Riphah Coll. Rehabili. sci. [Internet]. 2024Mar.31 [cited 2025Jul.18];12(1). Available from: https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jrcrs/article/view/1762

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2024): JRCRS Volume 12 Issue 1

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