COVID-19-associated PTSD in the elderly—lessons learned for the next global pandemic

Sarangi, Ashish; Javed, Sana; Karki, Kumar; Kaushal, Akshita

doi:10.1186/s43045-021-00119-3

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“…A high frequency of post-COVID PTSD was observed in patients with a moderate-to-severe course of COVID-19 [ 19 , 23 , 24 , 25 ] and in individuals with other diseases [ 26 ]. Symptoms of PTSD were also identified in individuals who had not suffered from COVID-19 [ 18 , 27 ], in health care workers [ 28 , 29 , 30 ], young adults [ 31 ], and senior citizens [ 32 ].…”

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Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Sense of Gains and Losses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Study

Szepietowska

Zawadzka

Filipiak

2022

IJERPH

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This study was primarily designed to investigate the perception of changes in selected areas of life experienced by adults of various nationalities in connection to the long-lasting COVID-19 pandemic. The second objective was to identify the factors increasing the risk of perception of negative changes in life during the pandemic. The tools applied in the study include a self-report questionnaire designed to measure sociodemographic data and health status of the subjects, COVID-19 Sense of Life Changes Questionnaire, as well as the Impact of Event Scale: Revised. The study involved over 600 adult subjects. With increased intensity of intrusions, the likelihood of negative perception of the changes emerging as a result of the pandemic was reduced by approximately 7%, whereas a higher intensity of hyperarousal increased that risk. Individuals reporting a sense of negative changes presented a greater degree of hyperarousal compared to those reporting positive changes. In the group of subjects perceiving the changes in a positive way, increasing the intensity of intrusion and/or hyperarousal corresponded to a growing conviction about a negative nature of life changes concerning the relationship with their partner and affecting their work as well as regarding a positive meaning of the changes in relations with their parents and in daily life. Generally, there was a prevailing sense of negative changes; however, there was also a group of subjects that perceived these as positive. Intrusions and hyperarousal in certain individuals may play a role in motivating them to take action in protecting against effects of the pandemic and, in others, may lead to frustration and anxiety.

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Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Sense of Gains and Losses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Study

Szepietowska

Zawadzka

Filipiak

2022

IJERPH

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“…8,9 Gangguan Stres Pasca Trauma merupakan gangguan kejiwaan yang terjadi setelah mengalami maupun menyaksikan kejadian menakutkan atau disebut sebagai stresor dengan manifestasi seperti kilas balik dan mimpi buruk mengenai peristiwa tersebut, menghindari situasi yang mengingatkan akan peristiwa traumatis, dan memicu perubahan suasana hati. 10,11 Stresor GSPT biasanya merupakan peristiwa yang mengancam atau melibatkan kematian, cedera serius, maupun kekerasan seksual, baik paparan secara langsung atau tidak langsung. 12 Di masa pandemi COVID-19 ini, masyarakat mengalami beberapa stresor traumatis karena penyakit COVID-19 yang berpotensi menyebabkan kematian akibat kerusakan alveolus masif dan gagal napas progresif atau karena menyaksikan penderitaan maupun kematian anggota keluarga yang dapat menyebabkan pengalaman traumatis.…”

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Gangguan Stres Pasca Trauma Selama Pandemi Covid-19 : Laporan Kasus

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Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) merupakan penyakit menular yang dinyatakan sebagai suatu pandemi global. Merebaknya COVID-19 menjadi sebuah ancaman bagi kesehatan masyarakat dan dapat menyebabkan tekanan kesehatan mental, seperti Gangguan Stres Pasca Trauma (GSPT). GSPT merupakan gangguan kejiwaan yang terjadi setelah mengalami atau menyaksikan peristiwa menakutkan (stresor) dengan berbagai manifestasi. Laporan kasus ini bertujuan untuk membahas hubungan COVID-19 yang menyebabkan GSPT dan mengetahui gejala GSPT pasca COVID-19. Kasus ini menyajikan seorang wanita 45 tahun dengan diagnosis GSPT pasca COVID-19 dengan manifestasi yang sesuai dengan kriteria dalam Pedoman Penggolongan dan Diagnosis Gangguan Jiwa di Indonesia III (PPDGJ-III), seperti kesulitan tidur, menghindari berita mengenai COVID-19, jantung berdebar, peningkatan frekuensi pernapasan, dan kilas balik apabila mengetahui terdapat kerabat yang menderita COVID-19. Akibat dari COVID-19 seperti rawat inap di rumah sakit dapat menyebabkan stres dan menimbulkan beban pada kesehatan mental sehingga dapat dianggap sebagai suatu peristiwa traumatis. Di samping itu, invasi virus pada sistem saraf pusat (SSP) dapat menyebabkan gangguan neuropsikiatri akibat kerusakan saraf. Diagnosis GSPT ditegakkan berdasarkan PPDGJ-III dengan kurun waktu antara trauma dan gangguan timbul dalam 6 bulan setelah kejadian traumatis disertai berbagai manifestasi yang dapat menyebabkan gangguan pada fungsi normal individu.

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“…Regular home visits and consultations with the help of psychiatrists or clinicians videoconferencing after hospital discharge also helped to cure this post-traumatic stress disorder. More stress was on improving existing health infrastructure to deal with the negative effects of mental health issues due to loneliness [11].…”

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A Critical Study on the Impact of Dementia on Older People Undergoing Treatment in Care Homes

Aggarwal¹,

Chaware²,

Aggarwal³

2022

Cureus

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Maximum healthcare needs for older people are complex due to diseases, comorbidities, or disabilities, including long-term or mental and physical health issues. Various residential and nursing care homes help care for older people, especially those with special medical needs. Among these special medical needs, dementia is one medical condition requiring exceptional care for the affected to prevent adverse effects of the situation they usually encounter. Dementia is a health condition that involves impairments to memory and thinking due to any injury or disease-causing damage to the brain. Older people suffer from different diseases, which cause cognitive disability and long-term ailments and directly affect patients' quality of life. Given the cognitive impairment dementia causes to older people, it is difficult for the care providers to accurately assess the impact on every individual to formulate a person-centered care plan. During the COVID-19 pandemic, due to administrative restrictions on social distancing to prevent transmission of this disease, caregivers and elderly persons feel tremendous mental stress, further aggravating their problems because of loneliness. Thus, there is a requirement to do the study and analyze the effects on older people to provide quality and person-centered care. Due to the above factors as significant challenges in the current context, there is an ardent need for the results of variegated studies besides a thorough analysis of available literature analyzed to provide proper evidence to the care providers. It will pave the way for understanding the actual impact of the condition in its natural context. In this regard, a literature review and the results of the studies are discussed. This research brings into the limelight all those factors in the context of previous studies and data analysis of the current situation.Categories: Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology Keywords: healthcare, dementia care homes, quality of life of dementia patients, impact of dementia on older people, dementia

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COVID-19-associated PTSD in the elderly—lessons learned for the next global pandemic

Cited by 11 publications

References 41 publications

Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Sense of Gains and Losses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Study

Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Sense of Gains and Losses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Study

Gangguan Stres Pasca Trauma Selama Pandemi Covid-19 : Laporan Kasus

A Critical Study on the Impact of Dementia on Older People Undergoing Treatment in Care Homes

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