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ArticlePsychiatry research2023

City-wide study of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in San Antonio: An investigation of stressful events accompanying infection and their relation to psychosocial functioning.

Jack Tsai, Abigail Grace, Carol S North, Robert H Pietrzak, Marilu Vazquez, Anita Kurian

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Article in Psychiatry research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jack TsaiSchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA; National Center on Homelessness among Veterans, Homeless Programs Office, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: Jack.Tsai@uth.tmc.edu.
Abigail GraceSchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Carol S NorthMetrocare Services and Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Robert H PietrzakDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Clinical Neurosciences Division, National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.
Marilu VazquezSchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Anita KurianSan Antonio Metropolitan Health District, City of San Antonio, TX, USA.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs · USSan Antonio Metropolitan Health District · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Little is known about how Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection is associated with stressful events (SEs) and stress-related psychological symptoms. This study examined the prevalence of SEs and incidence of stress-related symptoms accompanying COVID-19 infection. The association between these stress-related symptoms and psychosocial functioning were also examined. A city-wide sample of 3,595 adults with lab-informed cases of COVID-19 infection in San Antonio, Texas completed an online assessment of their psychological health and well-being after completing contact tracing activities in 2021-2022. A total 88.3% of participants reported exposure to SEs related to COVID-19 infection and their "worst" SEs were related to physical symptoms, fear of infecting others, financial problems, being isolated/quarantined, and loss of a loved one. Based on these SEs, 14.8% of the sample screened positive for substantial stress-related psychological problems related to COVID-19 infection. These psychological symptoms were strongly associated with worse psychosocial functioning. Together, these findings suggest SEs were commonly experienced by adults infected with COVID-19. Only a relatively small proportion reported substantial psychological symptoms related to their infection, but those who did had a high likelihood of impaired psychosocial functioning. Targeted support for individuals at high-risk of psychological symptoms following COVID-19 infection may help mitigate long-term psychological effects.

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COVID-19AdultFearHumansMental HealthPsychosocial FunctioningSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 infectionPsychosocial functioningStress disordersStressful events

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PMID36565515
PMCPMC9762912
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