Depression, Anxiety and Associated factors among COVID-19 Patients at Armed Force Comprehensive COVID-19 Center Hospital in Ethiopia

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic has a significant impact on the public mental problem. The anxiety and depression symptoms are a common emotional reaction to the covid-19 pandemic. The objective of the study was to assess the level of depression and anxiety reactions and associated factors among covid-19 patients at the covid-19 center of the Armed Force Comprehensive Hospital in Ethiopia. Across-sectional study was conducted among 150 covid-19 patients who were interviewed for the survey in the Afaan Oromo language. The Beck’s Depression Inventory and Beck’s Anxiety Inventory measuring scale questionnaires were adapted and used to measure depression and anxiety of covid-19 patients. Data were analyzed by logistic regression using spss computer software version 23. Mean age of the covid-19 patients was 29 with a standard deviation of ± 7.6 years. Among the total respondents, 92 (61.3%) were males. The overall prevalence of depression from borderline clinical to severe was 84% and anxiety from moderate to severe was 86.7%. The multivariate regression analysis showed that being married, divorced, fear of death, poor sleep quality, fear of re-infection, less family support, loneliness, and lower oxygen saturation were positively associated with depression and anxiety reactions. From study participants, the majority of them were presented with features of depression and anxiety. Being married, divorced, fear of death, poor sleep quality, fear of re-infection, less family support, loneliness, and lower oxygen saturation were the associated factors with depression and anxiety reaction for covid-19 patients.