• Atencion primaria · Oct 2022

    Multicenter Study

    [Post-traumatic stress and quality of life of post-COVID-19 patients in primary care].

    • Bladimir Becerra-Canales, Hernando Martin Campos-Martínez, Mariana Campos-Sobrino, and Giorgio Alexander Aquije-Cárdenas.
    • Dirección de Investigación y Producción Intelectual, Universidad Autónoma de Ica (UAI), Ica, Perú. Electronic address: bladimir.becerra@autonomadeica.edu.pe.
    • Aten Primaria. 2022 Oct 1; 54 (10): 102460102460.

    ObjectiveTo determine the association between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of post-COVID-19 patients in primary care.DesignCross-sectional, multicenter, random probability sampling study.LocationPrimary care centers in Ica-Peru.ParticipantsSix hundred and thirty-six patients with previous diagnosis of COVID-19.Main MeasuresThe variable PTSD symptoms was measured with the COVID-19-PTSD questionnaire and HRQOL with the EuroQol scale (EQ-5D). Sociodemographic and health factors including post-COVID-19 syndrome were analyzed. A descriptive analysis was performed and crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) were calculated using generalized linear models of the Poisson family to search for associations between variables.ResultsOf the participants, 21.4% presented symptoms of PTSD; 33.6% symptoms of dysphoric and anxious arousal; 22.3% intrusion, avoidance and negative affect; 22.6% anhedonia; and 23.6% externalizing behavior. 50.3% revealed at least one component of HRQoL affected; 35.5% problems linked to anxiety/depression; 34.9% pain/discomfort; 11% daily activity; 10.7% mobility and 6.6% self-care. The presence of PTSD symptoms was associated with the HRQoL affected (PR=2.46: 95% CI: 2.19-2.78). Also, certain sociodemographic and health variables were associated with PTSD symptoms and affected HRQoL.ConclusionsPTSD symptoms, increase the probability of affecting the patient's HRQoL post COVID-19. There are potentially modifiable sociodemographic and health variables that could decrease PTSD symptoms and improve HRQoL.Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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