ArticleJournal of psychiatric research2021
Association of PTSD with COVID-19 testing and infection in the Veterans Health Administration.
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- Access and use of general and mental health services before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
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- Factors associated with COVID-19 Infection among a national population of individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder in the United States.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Voluntary testing for COVID-19: perceptions and utilization among the inhabitants of Saudi Arabia.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2022Article
- Premorbid traumatic stress and veteran responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of traumatic stress · 2022Article
- Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties for the PTSD Checklist of Chinese Adolescents in the Closed Period after the COVID-19 Outbreak.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Mental and neurological disorders and risk of COVID-19 susceptibility, illness severity and mortality: A systematic review, meta-analysis and call for action.EClinicalMedicine · 2021Article
- Time Trends in Racial/Ethnic Differences in COVID-19 Infection and Mortality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Impact of Military Service in Vietnam on Coping and Health Behaviors of Aging Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Network analysis of COVID-19-related PTSD symptoms in China: the similarities and differences between the general population and PTSD sub-population.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2021Article
- Social Media Efficacy in Crisis Management: Effectiveness of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions to Manage COVID-19 Challenges.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
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Abstract
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk factors, such as hypertension and obesity. Associations between PTSD and COVID-19 outcomes may affect Veterans Health Administration (VA) services, as PTSD occurs at higher rates among veterans than the general population. While previous research has identified the potential for increased PTSD prevalence resulting from COVID-19 as a public health concern, no known research examines the effect of pre-existing PTSD on COVID-19 test-seeking behavior or infection. This study aimed to evaluate pre-existing PTSD as a predictor of COVID-19 testing and test positivity. The sample consisted of 6,721,407 veterans who sought VA care between March 1, 2018 and February 29, 2020. Veterans with a previous PTSD clinical diagnosis were more likely to receive COVID-19 testing than veterans without PTSD. However, among those with available COVID-19 test results (n = 168,032), veterans with a previous PTSD clinical diagnosis were less likely to test positive than veterans without PTSD. Elevated COVID-19 testing rates among veterans with PTSD may reflect increased COVID-19 health concerns and/or hypervigilance. Lower rates of COVID-19 test positivity among veterans with PTSD may reflect increased social isolation, or overrepresentation in the tested population due to higher overall use of VA services. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the identification of patient-level psychiatric predictors of testing and test positivity can facilitate the targeted provision of medical and mental health services to individuals in need.
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