Predicting Anxiety and Depression Among Patients With COVID-19 in Concentrated Isolation at Medical Camps in Vietnam: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Vu Thi Thu Trang; Khoa Le Anh Huynh; Huyen Thi Truong; Hue Thi Nguyen; Giang Truong Hoang; Dat Quang Dao; Ut Van Vu; Zair Hassan; My Ngoc Ha Nguyen; Le Van Truong

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.823586

Predicting Anxiety and Depression Among Patients With COVID-19 in Concentrated Isolation at Medical Camps in Vietnam: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Front Psychiatry. 2022 May 31:13:823586. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.823586. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Acupuncture Department, National Hospital of Traditional Medicine, Hanoi, Vietnam.
² Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.
³ Traditional Medicine Hospital, Ministry of the Public Security, Hanoi, Vietnam.
⁴ U Buou Hospital, Bac Giang City, Vietnam.
⁵ Son Uyen General Hospital, Bac Giang City, Vietnam.
⁶ Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.

Abstract

Introduction: This study aims to assess the requirement for anxiety and depression treatment for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in medical camps in Bac Giang province, Vietnam. This information can help improve the government policy to reduce anxiety and depression in patients with COVID-19.

Methods: A total of patients with 427 COVID-19 participated in the survey conducted from 5 to 15 June 2021 in Bac Giang province. The survey included 17 questions about the general characteristics of the patients, 15 questions to assess common COVID-19 symptoms, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scores, and four questions to assess hospital reviews, including facilities, food, medical staff, and living conditions. Logistics regression analyses were conducted to assess the association between COVID-19 symptoms and high anxiety and depression (HAD) status.

Results: A logistic regression analysis evaluated the risk factors in need of intervention. Our study showed that lower hospital review scores (odd ratio = 0.98; 95% confident interval = 0.97-0.99) were found to be a risk needing intervention. It was also identified that older patients (odd ratio = 1.1; 95% confident interval = 1.03-1.18), women (odd ratio = 1.31; 95% confident interval = 1.09-1.31), patients who were primary income earners in the family (odd ratio = 1.15; 95% confident interval = 1.03-1.28), patients who had headaches (odd ratio = 1.16; 95% confident interval = 1.06-1.21), and patients who had joint pain (odd ratio = 1.17; 95% confident interval = 1.06- 1.3) were risk factors for HAD status.

Conclusion: Our research shows that every 10-year age increase was associated with a 10% increase in the likelihood of HAD status. Study subjects being primary income earners were also associated with a 15% increased risk of having HAD status. This study showed that a decrease in family income due to COVID-19 caused an increase in high-level anxiety/depression status.

Keywords: COVID-19; anxiety; depression; medical camps; multiple logistics regression.