Depression Associated with Caregiver Quality of Life in Post-COVID-19 Patients in Two Regions of Peru

Abstract

Due to COVID-19, the workload experienced by caregivers has increased markedly which has led them to experience fatigue, anxiety and depression. This study aims to determine the relationship between quality of life and depression in caregivers of post-COVID-19 patients in two regions of Peru. In a cross-sectional analytical study, the sample was non-probabilistic and by snowball, and consisted of 730 caregivers, to whom the questionnaires “Modified Betty Ferell Quality of Life” and the “Beck Depression Inventory” were applied. It was determined that being a male caregiver (OR: 2.119; 95% CI: 1.332–3.369) was associated with a good quality of life. On the other hand, caregivers who had children (OR: 0.391; 95% CI: 0.227–0.675), were vaccinated against COVID-19 (OR: 0.432; 95% CI: 0.250–0.744), were immediate family members (OR: 0.298; 95% CI: 0.117–0.761) and had high depression (OR: 0.189; 95% CI: 0.073–0.490) were associated with poor quality of life. The results of this study allow us to conclude the association between depression and poor quality of life in caregivers of these patients so it is necessary to monitor the mental health of caregivers, and to develop adaptation strategies to pandemic conditions.

Bienestar psicológico de las familias de pacientes COVID-19 tras la enfermedad: Revisión Sistemática

“…9 estudios de corte transversal realizados en el momento crítico de la enfermedad y posterior a la enfermedad (Bassi et al, 2021;Sha et al, 2021;Shirasaki et al, 2022;Jafaari-Oori et al, 2021;Prakash et al, 2021;Mirzaei et al, 2020;Sethi et al, 2022;Sheikhbardsiri et al, 2022;Chávez-Sosa et al, 2022), examinaron la asociación entre las variables trastorno de estrés postraumático, depresión, ansiedad, estrés, miedo al COVID-19, carga del cuidador, trastornos del sueño y variables demográficas como factores de riesgo y la salud mental positiva, la empatía y calidad de vida como indicadores de salud. Los 9 estudios difirieron en cuanto al lugar de recuperación y curso de la enfermedad, mientras unos se recuperaron en casa junto a sus familiares otros estuvieron hospitalizados en la UCI lejos de sus familiares.…”

“…Los 9 estudios difirieron en cuanto al lugar de recuperación y curso de la enfermedad, mientras unos se recuperaron en casa junto a sus familiares otros estuvieron hospitalizados en la UCI lejos de sus familiares. 5 de los estudios se realizaron en el momento crítico de la enfermedad, 3 de ellos en el contexto de la UCI (Prakash et al, 2021;Sethi et al, 2022;Sheikhbardsiri et al, 2022) 1 en el hogar (Jafari-Oori et al, 2021) y 1 estudio no se específica el lugar de recuperación (Chávez-Sosa et al, 2022).…”

“…Los 26 artículos elegidos para este estudio representan los únicos trabajos realizados a nivel internacional hasta el momento sobre el análisis y descripción del impacto en el bienestar psicológico de las familias de sobrevivientes de COVID-19 durante y/o después de la recuperación de su familiar en la UCI o en el hogar. 3 de los 26 estudios se llevaron a cabo en Italia, (Bassi et al, 2021;Bartoli et al, 2021;Picardi et al, 2021) 3 en los Países Bajos (Heesakers et al, 2022;van Veenendaal et al, 2021;Onrust et al, 2022), 1 en Francia (Azoulay et al, 2022), 4 en Estados Unidos (Chen et al, 2021;Robinson-Lane et al, 2022;Amass et al, 2022;Sarigiannis et al, 2023) 1 en Japón (Shirasaki et al, 2022), 1 en Pakistán (Mansoor, Mansoor & Zubair, 2020) 6 en Irán (Jafari-Oori et al, 2021;Mirzaei et al, 2020;Rahimi, Dastyar & Rafati, 2021;Sheikhbardsiri et al, 2022;Akbarbegloo & Sanaeefar, 2022;Asgari et al, 2021), 1 en India (Prakash et al, 2021), 1 en España (Mestres-Soler et al, 2022), 1 en Perú (Chávez-Sosa et al, 2022), 1 en Suiza (Vincent et al, 2021) 1 estudió efectuado en 3 países: Reino Unido, India y los Emiratos Árabes Unidos (Sha et al, 2021) 1 estudio realizado en dos países: Estados Unidos e India (Sethi et al, 2022) y 1 estudio efectuado en 4 países: Islandia, Noruega, Suecia y Reino Unido (Lovik et al, 2023). 8 de los 26 estudios fueron estudios de cohortes, 9 estudios transversales y 9 estudios de corte cualitativo.…”

Sociodemographic Aspects and Healthy Behaviors Associated With Perceived Life Satisfaction in Health Professionals

“…59 In addition, healthcare workers are at high risk of developing depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those working on the front line. 60 Strong associations have also been established between depression and poor quality of life in caregivers of COVID-19 patients, 60,61 which would be affecting their life satisfaction. It is therefore necessary to monitor the mental health of health care workers and develop strategies to adapt to pandemic conditions.…”

Nightmare distress, insomnia and resilience of nursing staff in the post-pandemic era

“…Throughout the pandemic, substantial psychological challenges emerged or intensified within the general populace [15] , [16] and, notably, among healthcare professionals, with a particular emphasis on nursing staff [17] – [19] . Nurses constitute the largest professional contingent among healthcare providers and hold a pivotal role in the operation of healthcare systems, all while executing a profession demanding both physical and mental acumen [20] . Consequently, it is not surprising that researchers, both prior to and during the pandemic, expressed keen interest in exploring the physical and psychological factors influencing the health of nurses [21] .…”