Depressive, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress symptoms affecting hospitalized and home-isolated COVID-19 patients: a comparative cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Coronavirus has affected more than 100 million people. Most of these patients are hospitalized in isolation wards or self-quarantined at home. A significant percentage COVID-19 may experience psychiatric symptoms. This study attempts to assess depressive, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress symptoms home-isolated patients, besides whether the setting symptoms’ presentation. Results The involved 89 with confirmed virus, were divided into 2 groups: 43 group (group A) 46 hospital-isolated B). majority subjects male married; also, they highly educated. 30.2% from 47.8% B had a medical occupation. There was statistically difference ( p = 0.03) between both groups presence chronic disease. increase suicidal thoughts (37.2%) 0.008**). We found abnormal scores Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale–Depression (HADS–Depression) (69.7%) compared (32.6%) <0.001**) which denotes considerable depression. Moreover, we that (39.1%) Scale–Anxiety (HADS–Anxiety) anxiety. Also, 66.7% 87.2% scored positive by Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS) group, respectively. Which 0.02**). On doing binary logistic regression analysis HADS DTS significantly related independent factors, revealed lower education levels family history disorder risk factors for HADS–Anxiety patients. occupation protective factor against having HADS–Depression while home factor. contrary, scoring Simultaneously, low factors. Conclusion number diagnosed virus develop symptoms, isolated hospital home; besides, affect presenting