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- Title
Resilience, Psychological Well-Being and Daily Functioning Following Hospitalization for Respiratory Distress Due to SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
- Authors
Dini, Michelangelo; Poletti, Barbara; Tagini, Sofia; Reitano, Maria Rita; Allocco, Elisa; Mazzocco, Ketti; Pravettoni, Gabriella; Dell'Osso, Bernardo; Monforte, Antonella D'Arminio; Centanni, Stefano; Priori, Alberto; Ferrucci, Roberta
- Abstract
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected people's psychological well-being, and hospitalized patients could face an even greater risk of psychological distress. We aimed to study resilience in recovered COVID-19 patients after hospital discharge. We recruited 50 patients (38 males, aged 28–77) who were hospitalized for COVID-19 between March and April 2020. Participants underwent a psychological assessment 5 months after hospital discharge. We administered the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-25), Beck's Depression inventory-II (BDI-II), and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Y-form (STAI). We also evaluated the impact of persisting physical, behavioral, and cognitive symptoms on resilience. Patients reported low resilience in the months following hospital discharge (CD-RISC-25 score [mean ± SD] = 55.82 ± 20.76), compared to data from studies on the general population. Lower resilience was associated with mood disturbances in the months following clinical recovery (p = 0.005), persisting fatigue (p = 0.015), sleep changes (p = 0.046), and subjective cognitive complaints (p < 0.05). Recovered COVID-19 patients exhibit low resilience following hospital discharge, which affects psychological well-being. The presence of persisting symptoms following hospital discharge affects psychological resilience. Interventions tailored to increase resilience should be considered to improve quality of life for recovered COVID-19 patients.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGICAL well-being; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 pandemic; STATE-Trait Anxiety Inventory; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; RISK perception
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2021, Vol 9, Issue 9, p1161
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare9091161