Background Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental health condition that is triggered by a terrifying event. We aimed to investigate the occurrence and risk factors of PTSD among discharged COVID‐19 patients. Methods This study included 144 discharged COVID‐19 patients. PTSD was assessed by using validated cut‐offs of the impact of event scale‐revised (IES‐R, score ≥25). All patients completed a detailed questionnaire survey, and clinical parameters were routinely measured in the hospital. Binary logistic regression models were applied to identify factors associated with PTSD. Results Of the 144 participants with laboratory‐confirmed COVID‐19, the occurrence of PTSD was 16.0%. In multivariable analyses, age above 40 years (adjusted OR [95% CI], 5.19 [2.17–12.32]), female sex (adjusted OR [95% CI], 7.82 [3.18–18.21]), current smoker (adjusted OR [95% CI], 6.72 [3.23–15.26]), and ≥3 involved pulmonary lobes (adjusted OR [95% CI], 5.76 [1.19–15.71]) were significantly associated with a higher risk of PTSD. Conversely, history of hypertension and serum hemoglobin levels were significantly associated with a lower risk of PTSD with adjusted ORs (95% CI) of 0.37 (0.12–0.87) and 0.91 (0.82–0.96), respectively. Conclusion Old age, gender (being female), current smoking, bacterial pneumonia, and ≥3 involved pulmonary lobes were associated with an increased occurrence of PTSD among discharged COVID‐19 patients. Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental health condition that is triggered by a terrifying event. This study showed that the occurrence of PTSD among patients with confirmed COVID‐19 infection was not rare. We found that several factors including age, gender (being female), current smoking, bacterial pneumonia, and ≥3 involved pulmonary lobes were associated with an increased occurrence of PTSD.
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