| Yang Xiao,Yang Xiufang,Ma Xiaohong,Application of supportive psychotherapy among COVID-19 positive patients[J].SICHUAN MENTAL HEALTH,2021,34(3):231-234 |
| Application of supportive psychotherapy among COVID-19 positive patients |
DOI：10.11886/scjsws20201123002 |
| English keywords:COVID-19 Mental health care Supportive psychotherapy |
| Fund projects:国家自然科学基金面上项目（项目名称：抑郁症诊断与治疗评估的多模态生物学标记探索研究，项目编号：81671344）；国家自然科学基金青年科学基金项目（项目名称：基于神经认知及优化的多模态脑影像学的抑郁症疗效预测研究，项目编号：82001432） |
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| Objective To explore the role of supportive psychotherapy in mental health improvement of COVID-19 positive patients， and to provide references for the implementation of early psychological intervention measures in response to the sudden epidemic outburst， such as COVID-19.Methods A total of 35 patients with severe COVID-19 admitted to ICU ward of Wuhan People’s Hospital from February 1 to March 1， 2020 were enrolled in this study. All the selected individuals received a 2-week supportive psychotherapy. Then Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index （PSQI）， Patients’ Health Questionnaire Depression Scale-9 item （PHQ-9）， Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale （GAD-7） and Social Support Rating Scale （SSRS） were used to evaluate the sleep quality， depression， anxiety and social support of participants at the baseline and the 2nd week of the intervention.Results Insomnia was detected in 32 patients （91.43%）， anxiety symptoms in 31 （88.57%）， depressive symptoms in 32 （91.43%）， and 29 patients （82.86%） reported feeling a lack of social support. After 2 weeks of intervention， the PSQI， GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores decreased （t=5.272， 5.475， 4.621， P<0.01）， and SSRS score increased （t=-4.639， P<0.01）. After the intervention， the proportion of patients with insomnia， anxiety， depression and lack of social support was also decreased （χ2=18.714， 16.232， 16.970， 4.480， P<0.01）.Conclusion Supportive psychotherapy may ameliorate anxiety， depression and sleep quality in COVID-19 patients. |
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