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Article: Stress and psychological distress among SARS survivors 1 year after the outbreak

TitleStress and psychological distress among SARS survivors 1 year after the outbreak
Authors
KeywordsAnxiety
Depression
Health care workers
Hong Kong
Infectious disease outbreak
Long-term psychological distress
Posttraumatic symptoms
SARS
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Issue Date2007
PublisherCanadian Psychiatric Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.cpa-apc.org/Publications/cjpHome.asp
Citation
Canadian Journal Of Psychiatry, 2007, v. 52 n. 4, p. 233-240 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective: Our study examined the stress level and psychological distress of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) survivors 1 year after the outbreak. Method: During the SARS outbreak in 2003, we used the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) to assess SARS survivors treated in 2 major hospitals (non-health care workers, n = 49; health care workers, n = 30). We invited SARS survivors from the same hospitals (non-health care workers, n = 63; health care workers, n = 33) to complete the PSS-10 again in 2004. At that time, they were also asked to complete the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and measures of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic symptoms. PSS-10 scores were also obtained from matched community control subjects during the outbreak (n = 145) and again in 2004 (n = 112). Results: SARS survivors had higher stress levels during the outbreak, compared with control subjects (PSS-10 scores =19.8 and 17.9, respectively; P < 0.01), and this persisted 1 year later (PSS-10 scores =19.9 and 17.3, respectively; P < 0.01) without signs of decrease. In 2004, SARS survivors also showed worrying levels of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic symptoms. An alarming proportion (64%) scored above the GHQ-12 cut-off that suggests psychiatric morbidity. During the outbreak, health care worker SARS survivors had stress levels similar to those of non-health care workers, but health care workers showed significantly higher stress levels in 2004 (PSS-10 score = 22.8, compared with PSS-10 score = 18.4; P < 0.05) and had higher depression, anxiety, posttraumatic symptoms, and GHQ-12 scores. Conclusions: One year after the outbreak, SARS survivors still had elevated stress levels and worrying levels of psychological distress. The situation of health care worker SARS survivors is particularly worrying. The long-term psychological implications of infectious diseases should not be ignored. Mental health services could play an important role in rehabilitation.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/81584
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2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.680
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dc.contributor.authorLee, AMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, JGWSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMcAlonan, GMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheung, Ven_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheung, Cen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSham, PCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChu, NMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, PCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTsang, KWTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChua, SEen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T08:19:33Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T08:19:33Z-
dc.date.issued2007en_HK
dc.identifier.citationCanadian Journal Of Psychiatry, 2007, v. 52 n. 4, p. 233-240en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0706-7437en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/81584-
dc.description.abstractObjective: Our study examined the stress level and psychological distress of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) survivors 1 year after the outbreak. Method: During the SARS outbreak in 2003, we used the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) to assess SARS survivors treated in 2 major hospitals (non-health care workers, n = 49; health care workers, n = 30). We invited SARS survivors from the same hospitals (non-health care workers, n = 63; health care workers, n = 33) to complete the PSS-10 again in 2004. At that time, they were also asked to complete the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and measures of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic symptoms. PSS-10 scores were also obtained from matched community control subjects during the outbreak (n = 145) and again in 2004 (n = 112). Results: SARS survivors had higher stress levels during the outbreak, compared with control subjects (PSS-10 scores =19.8 and 17.9, respectively; P < 0.01), and this persisted 1 year later (PSS-10 scores =19.9 and 17.3, respectively; P < 0.01) without signs of decrease. In 2004, SARS survivors also showed worrying levels of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic symptoms. An alarming proportion (64%) scored above the GHQ-12 cut-off that suggests psychiatric morbidity. During the outbreak, health care worker SARS survivors had stress levels similar to those of non-health care workers, but health care workers showed significantly higher stress levels in 2004 (PSS-10 score = 22.8, compared with PSS-10 score = 18.4; P < 0.05) and had higher depression, anxiety, posttraumatic symptoms, and GHQ-12 scores. Conclusions: One year after the outbreak, SARS survivors still had elevated stress levels and worrying levels of psychological distress. The situation of health care worker SARS survivors is particularly worrying. The long-term psychological implications of infectious diseases should not be ignored. Mental health services could play an important role in rehabilitation.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherCanadian Psychiatric Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.cpa-apc.org/Publications/cjpHome.aspen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofCanadian Journal of Psychiatryen_HK
dc.subjectAnxietyen_HK
dc.subjectDepressionen_HK
dc.subjectHealth care workersen_HK
dc.subjectHong Kongen_HK
dc.subjectInfectious disease outbreaken_HK
dc.subjectLong-term psychological distressen_HK
dc.subjectPosttraumatic symptomsen_HK
dc.subjectSARSen_HK
dc.subjectSevere acute respiratory syndromeen_HK
dc.subject.meshDepressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis - epidemiology - psychology-
dc.subject.meshHealth Personnel - statistics and numerical data-
dc.subject.meshSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome - epidemiology - psychology-
dc.subject.meshStress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis - epidemiology - psychology-
dc.subject.meshSurvivors - psychology - statistics and numerical data-
dc.titleStress and psychological distress among SARS survivors 1 year after the outbreaken_HK
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dc.identifier.emailLee, AM: amlee@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailMcAlonan, GM: mcalonan@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailCheung, C: charlton@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1177/070674370705200405-
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