Patients with severe COVID-19 experience high-stress levels and thus are at risk for developing acute stress disorder (ASD) and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present study aims to search for correlations between psychiatric response to stress and coping strategies among individuals with acute vs. remitted COVID-19. Ninety subjects with COVID-19 were included in the study, divided into two samples by disease category. Our focus was analysing the perceived stress intensity according to NSESSS and PCL-C-17 scales, and coping strategies with COPE-60. High NSESSS scores were found in 40% of acute patients, and 15.6% of remitted patients had high PCL-C-17 scores fulfilling the criteria for PTSD. We found a negative correlation between stress level and disease category. Acute patients used significantly more engagement and emotion-focused coping methods, but less disengagement types of coping than patients in the remitted phase. Remitted patients under high stress levels are prone to use disengagement and emotion-focused coping strategies. In conclusion, remitted COVID-19 patients experience lower levels of stress and use less emotion-focused strategies, except among those who developed PTSD post-COVID-19 infection, presenting with high-stress levels and using more disengagement and emotion-focused types of coping strategies.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Post-traumatic stress disorder, coping strategies, acute stress disorder, 【초록키워드】 Perceived stress, severe COVID-19, Stress, PTSD, Infection, risk, Patient, correlation, disease, patients, COVID-19 patient, Coping strategy, Acute stress, criteria, intensity, Psychiatric, subject, individual, negative correlation, disorder, ASD, stress level, significantly more, less, presenting, with COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 coping, Strategy, with COVID-19,