Comparing mental health status and COVID-19 event impact between survivors and the general population during the second wave of the pandemic in Iran

Maryam Hasannezhad Reskati; Motahareh Kheradmand; Mahmood Moosazadeh; Touraj Assadi; Misagh Shafizad; Akbar Hedayatizadeh-Omran; Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini; Forouzan Elyasi

doi:10.1002/nop2.1341

Comparing mental health status and COVID-19 event impact between survivors and the general population during the second wave of the pandemic in Iran

Nurs Open. 2023 Feb;10(2):738-753. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1341. Epub 2022 Aug 26.

Authors

Maryam Hasannezhad Reskati¹, Motahareh Kheradmand², Mahmood Moosazadeh³, Touraj Assadi⁴, Misagh Shafizad⁵, Akbar Hedayatizadeh-Omran⁶, Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini⁷, Forouzan Elyasi^{8

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Affiliations

¹ Research Ethics Committee Imam khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
² Health Sciences Research center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
³ Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Center, Non-communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
⁵ Department of Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
⁶ Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
⁷ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
⁸ Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
⁹ Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.

Abstract

Background and aim: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has to date overwhelmed the survivors and the general population. The present study aimed to compare the mental health status and the COVID-19 event impact between the survivors and the general population in Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran.

Design: A web-based cross-sectional survey was used.

Methods: This study was performed using convenience sampling.

Results: In total, 1,766 participants were included in this study. The findings revealed that the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity in both outpatient and hospitalized groups was significantly higher than that in the general population. Besides, the levels of anxiety and depression in the group receiving inpatient care and treatment had significantly elevated than those in the general population.

Conclusion: Given the high prevalence rate of mental disorders, healthcare professionals are recommended to plan for various interventions and support services to boost community mental health status.

Keywords: COVID-19; event impact; general population; mental health; pandemic.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Health Status
Humans
Iran / epidemiology
Mental Health
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
Survivors