AUTHOR=Trang Vu Thi Thu , Huynh Khoa Le Anh , Truong Huyen Thi , Nguyen Hue Thi , Hoang Giang Truong , Dao Dat Quang , Van Vu Ut , Hassan Zair , Nguyen My Ngoc Ha , Truong Le Van 

TITLE=Predicting Anxiety and Depression Among Patients With COVID-19 in Concentrated Isolation at Medical Camps in Vietnam: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.823586

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2022.823586

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=Introduction: The study aims to assess the requirement for anxiety and depression treatment for COVID-19 patients at medical camps in Bac Giang province, Vietnam. This information can help improve government policy to reduce anxiety and depression for COVID-19 patients.
Methods: A total of 427 COVID-19 patients participated in the survey from June 5 to 15, 2021, at Bac Giang province. The survey included 17 questions about the general characteristics of the patients, 15 questions to assess common COVID-19 symptoms, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scores, and four questions to assess hospital reviews, including facilities, food, medical staff, and living conditions. Logistics regression analyses were utilized to assess the association between COVID-19 symptoms and high anxiety and depression (HAD) status.
Results: Logistic regression analysis evaluated the risk factors in need of intervention. Our study showed lower hospital review scores (odd ratio = 0.98, 95% confident interval = 0.97 – 0.99) were found to be a risk needing intervention. It was also identified that older patients (odd ratio  = 1.10, 95%  confident interval = 1.03 – 1.18), females (odd ratio  = 1.31, 95% confident interval = 1.09 – 1.31), patients who were the primary income earners in the family (odd ratio  = 1.15, 95% confident interval = 1.03 – 1.28), patients who had headaches (odd ratio  = 1.16, 95% confident interval = 1.06 – 1.21), and patients who had joint pain (odd ratio  = 1.17, 95% confident interval = 1.06 – 1.30) were risk factors for HAD status.
Conclusion: Our research shows that every 10-year age increase was associated with a 10% increase in the likelihood of HAD status. Study subjects being the primary income earners were also associated with a 15% increased risk of having HAD status. This study showed that a decrease in family income due to COVID-19 caused an increase in high-level anxiety/depression status.