Comparison of Psychological Disorders between Patients with and without Covid-۱۹; A Case Study of Yasuj City, Iran

Aims: The emergence and rapid spread of the Covid-۱۹ disease not only caused public health concerns, but also caused a number of psychological disorders. The present study was conducted to compare psychological disorders between patients with and without Covid-۱۹ in Yasuj city, Iran. Instruments & Methods: This descriptive-comparative study was conducted in Yasuj city in ۲۰۲۱. ۴۸۰ participants including ۲۴۰ participants with Covid-۱۹ and ۲۴۰ participants without Covid-۱۹ were selected by purposive sampling method through websites and virtual channels. Nine psychological symptoms including depression, anger-hostility, somatization, anxiety, psychoticism, interpersonal sensibility, paranoid ideation, obsessive-compulsive, and phobia were evaluated using the Symptom Checklist-۹۰-Revised. Data were analyzed in SPSS ۲۴ software using chi-square test and independent t-test. Findings: Psychological symptoms, including depression, anger-hostility, somatization, anxiety, psychoticism, interpersonal sensibility, paranoid ideation, obsessive-compulsive, and phobia were significantly higher in the Covid-۱۹ group than in the healthy group (p<۰.۰۰۱). In Covid-۱۹ group, the incidence of psychological symptoms was significantly higher in men compared to women and in single patients compared to married patients (p<۰.۰۰۱). Conclusion: The frequency and chance of having psychological disorders in patients with Covid-۱۹ is higher compared to healthy people.

کلیدواژه ها:

Covid-۱۹ ، Patients ، Mental Disorders