Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Associated Comorbidity During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ireland: A Population-Based Study
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Associated Comorbidity During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ireland: A Population-Based Study
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10.1002/jts.22565
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发表时间：
2020-08-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Hyland, Philip
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作者：
Karatzias, Thanos;Shevlin, Mark;Hyland, Philip
与个人经历COVID-19大流行相关的创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的患病率尚未确定。这项研究的目的是确定爱尔兰普通人群中COVID-19相关PTSD的发病率、抑郁和焦虑的共病水平以及与COVID-19相关PTSD相关的社会人口学风险因素。来自爱尔兰共和国普通人群的具有全国代表性的成年人样本（N= 1，041）完成了所有研究变量的自我报告测量。COVID-19相关PTSD的发生率为17.7%（n= 184），95%CI [15.35%，19.99%]，与广泛性焦虑（49.5%）和抑郁（53.8%）的共病率较高。符合COVID-19相关PTSD的诊断要求与年龄较小、男性、生活在城市、与儿童一起生活、中度和高度感知的COVID-19感染风险以及焦虑或抑郁筛查阳性有关。与COVID-19大流行相关的创伤后应激症状在普通人群中很常见。我们的研究结果表明，负责应对COVID-19大流行的卫生专业人员应该会经常遇到与创伤后应激相关的症状和担忧。
The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as it relates to individuals' experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to be determined. This study was conducted to determine rates of COVID-19-related PTSD in the Irish general population, the level of comorbidity with depression and anxiety, and the sociodemographic risk factors associated with COVID-19-related PTSD. A nationally representative sample of adults from the general population of the Republic of Ireland (N= 1,041) completed self-report measures of all study variables. The rate of COVID-19-related PTSD was 17.7% (n= 184), 95% CI [15.35%, 19.99%], and there was a high level of comorbidity with generalized anxiety (49.5%) and depression (53.8%). Meeting the diagnostic requirement for COVID-19-related PTSD was associated with younger age, male sex, living in a city, living with children, moderate and high perceived risk of COVID-19 infection, and screening positive for anxiety or depression. Posttraumatic stress symptoms related to the COVID-19 pandemic are common in the general population. Our results show that health professionals responsible for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic should expect to routinely encounter symptoms and concerns related to posttraumatic stress.