Psychological Impact of Covid-19 Assiut University Hospital Experience

Psychological impact of covid-19 in assiut university hospital

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Psychological Impact of Covid-19

Detailed Description

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new communicable disease caused by the new strains of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 . The first outbreak reported was in December2019, in Wuhan, China, as pneumonia of unknown etiology linked to a seafood market exposure COVID-19 affects different people in different ways. Most infected people will develop mild to moderate illness and recover without hospitalization.

The evolution of the novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) and its expeditious dissemination have led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it a pandemic on 11 March 2020 . As of 16 May 2020, there have been 4,425,485 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 302,059 related deaths worldwide and Egypt has been among the most affected countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region with 11,228 confirmed cases and 592 deaths .

As a consequence, many countries, including Egypt, have set a state of lockdown to hinder the spread of infection among people resulting in a global atmosphere of depression and anxiety associated with social isolation, fears of getting infected, breaks in the supply chains, financial distress, disrupted travel plans, and future uncertainty . Several epidemiological studies from China detected a high prevalence of psychological disturbances among the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, a large online survey of 56,679 individuals from 34 provinces in China reported numerous psychological conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: depression (27.9%), anxiety (31.6%), stress (24.4%), and insomnia (29.2%) . Also, a study conducted on 4872 Chinese people from 31 provinces showed a high prevalence of depression (48.3%) and anxiety (22.6%) related to the COVID-19 pandemic . A similar study revealed depression (20.1%), anxiety (35.1%), and poor sleeping (18.2%) among 7236 Chinese people . Another study conducted on 7143 college students in China detected anxiety among 25% of them .

In low- and middle-income countries, such as Egypt, where infection control precautions, surveillance programs, laboratory capacity, and public health resources are limited , the response to the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging and, as a result, the psychological impacts of the pandemic on the public can be even worse. Thus, we conducted this study to evaluate several forms of psychological disturbances .

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 239

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients more than 18 years old and less than 90 years old diagnosed as covid-19 by positive PCR

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• age more than 18 years old
• diagnosed as covid-19 by positive PCR
• comes to Assiut University Hospital
• both sex males and females

Exclusion Criteria:

• age less than 18 years old
• past history of psychatric disorder

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Symptom Checklist 90 "SCL 90"	it is a 90 item questionnaire used to assess psychological problems .	One year
post traumatic stress disorder "PTSD"	PCL-5 is a 20 item self report measure that assesses the 20 DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD .	One year
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index "PSQI"	evaluating sleep quality in older adults , the pittsburgh sleep quality index can be used to detect sleep disturbance or deficits .	One year
The 36- items Short Form"SF 36"	consists of eight scaled scores , which are the weighted sums of the questions in their section " evaluating individual patients health status " .	one year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Assiut University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): March 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): March 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): March 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 4, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 8, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): March 9, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 9, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 8, 2021
• Last Verified: March 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; COVID-19
• Other Study ID Numbers: Psychology and covid 19

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No