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Emotional disturbance and risk factors among COVID‐19 confirmed cases in isolation hotels.
- Source :
- International Journal of Mental Health Nursing; Apr2023, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p469-478, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has been isolated in hospital‐managed isolation hotels under a policy of the Taiwan government. Centrally isolation patients are more likely to experience psychological symptoms. The purpose of the study was to investigate emotional disturbance during their isolation period and then pinpoint the factors during their isolation period associated with the emotional disturbance. We retrospectively analysed the medical charts of the patients confined to a Banqiao isolation hotel between May 28 and July 3, 2021. The 5‐item brief symptom rating scale (BSRS‐5) was used to evaluate emotional disturbance levels. Descriptive and logistic regression was used for the data analysis. In total, 197 complete medical records were reviewed, and of these 84 (42.6%) showed emotional disturbance. The majority of them reported only minor disturbance (n = 49, 58.3%). After controlling for confounding factors, being satisfied about medical information was the only protective factor associated with emotional disturbance (OR = 0.2, P = 0.018). Being a male patient (OR = 3.0, P = 0.005), worrying about stigmatization (OR = 2.2, P = 0.041) and being unable to contact family members (OR = 2.9, P = 0.018) increased the risk of experiencing emotional disturbance. Patients with clinical symptoms, namely sore throat (OR = 3.4, P = 0.013) and muscle aches (OR = 6.3, P = 0.005), were also found to be more likely to report emotional disturbance. Mental disturbance commonly occurs among patient with COVID‐19 who are isolated in a hospital‐managed hotel. Being a male patient, having symptoms, namely a sore throat and muscle pain, being unable to contact family and/or a failure to receive sufficient medical information were found to be associated with emotional disturbance. In order to help isolated patients, government officials should provide a clear rationale for isolation and recognize the patients' efforts to follow the government's policy, which will help to minimize social stigma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HEALTH policy
COVID-19
MYALGIA
CONFIDENCE intervals
RETROSPECTIVE studies
ACQUISITION of data
SOCIAL stigma
PATIENT satisfaction
SEX distribution
T-test (Statistics)
AFFECTIVE disorders
HOTELS
MEDICAL records
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
HEALTH
INFORMATION resources
INTERPERSONAL relations
DISEASE prevalence
CHI-squared test
ISOLATION (Hospital care)
LOGISTIC regression analysis
ODDS ratio
DATA analysis software
PHARYNGITIS
SYMPTOMS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14458330
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162402605
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13063