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Ann Transl Med
. 2020 Aug;8(15):941.
doi: 10.21037/atm-20-4907.
A psychological investigation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in mobile cabin hospitals in Wuhan
Haobin Zhang 1 , Si Qin 2 3 , Lei Zhang 4 , Zhuxiao Feng 5 , Changhe Fan 5
Affiliations
- PMID: 32953741
- PMCID: PMC7475439
- DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-4907
Abstract
Background: This study investigated the depression, anxiety, and insomnia levels of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients admitted to two mobile cabin hospitals in Jianghan District (Wuhan, China).
Methods: Thirty COVID-19 (eight mild type and twenty-two common type) patients were evaluated using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 Questionnaire, the Insomnia Severity Index, and a semi-structured interview.
Results: All 30 patients reported varying degrees of anxiety, depression, and insomnia. The levels of depression and anxiety in mild type COVID-19 patients were significantly lower than those in common type COVID-19 patients. Significant improvements in depression (P<0.001) and anxiety (P<0.001) levels were found in the COVID-19 patients at the second evaluation compared with the baseline (admittance to hospital). More than 80% patients agreed that medical security, support from other patients, and a better living environment were the main reasons for improvements to their adverse psychological states.
Conclusions: Varying degrees of anxiety, depression, and insomnia frequently occur in patients with COVID-19. Standard treatment protocols and patient-centered care in the mobile cabin hospitals in this study provided the chance for COVID-19 patients to successfully improve their mental health during the outbreak of the pandemic.
Keywords: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); anxiety; depression; insomnia; mobile cabin hospital; patient psychology; patient-centered care.