WMJ (Warmadewa Medical Journal)
Vol 7 No 2 (2022): November 2022

Symptoms of Mental Health during Covid-19 Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Indonesia

Pharmasinta Putri Hapsari (Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga)
Fatimatuz Zahra Oviary Satryo (Airlangga University)
Lily Aina (Airlangga University)
Nanda Ardianto (Airlangga University)
Melinda Putri Amelia Rachman (Airlangga University)
Fauzul Meiliani (Airlangga University)
Eunice Marlene Sicilia Kundiman (Airlangga University)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Nov 2022

Abstract

Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic can influence the mental condition of patients and affect their immunity levels. This article aims to investigate the mental health symptoms and disorders of Covid-19 survivors. This was observational and cross-sectional research. A total of 175 respondents participated, 84% of them being women and 16% being men. Their work history includes health workers at 75.4% and others at 24.6%. Respondents who have experienced anxiety are 32%, sadness was 25.7%, fear was 22.9%, and panic was 14.3%. The logistic regression showed that all of the tested characteristics have no significant effect on the respondents’ mental states of anxiety, fear, and panic, with p-values ​​of 0.388, 0.893, and 0.166; 0.245, 0.691, and 0.353; 0.612, 0.410, and 0.828. However, from the test results, it was observed that gender has a significant effect on sadness with a p-value of 0.027 and OR value of 5.308 (CI = 1.204-23.399). The percentage of women respondents that experienced sadness was 29.3% and men respondents were 7.1%. Other characteristics, which are age and work history, have no significant effect on sadness, with p-values ​​of 0.650 and 0.844 respectively. There are no variables that affect anxiety, fear, and panic. Feelings of sadness in patients are influenced by gender. Keywords: anxiety; Covid-19; mental disorder; mental health

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warmadewa_medical_journal

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Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology

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WMJ (Warmadewa Medical Journal) is the Journal of Medicine & Health, contains scientific articles (Original/ Research Articles, Review Articles, Case Reports) by academic community of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Warmadewa University, other Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences ...