AUTHOR=Alqurashi Eid , Aldobyany Ahmad , Touman Abdelfattah , Alqahtani Abdullah , Alsaggaf Rajaa , Alnashiwaaty Omar , Ghaleb Nabil , Mabar Hanan , Albanna Amr S. 

TITLE=Prevalence of depression and its associated factors among patients with confirmed COVID-19 in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.863215

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2022.863215

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=Background
In early December 2019, a cluster of acute pneumonia of viral etiology has been identified in Wuhan, China. Later on, it has been named as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that caused worldwide pandemic. This pandemic triggered an unprecedented health related psychiatric sequalae. We aim in this study to evaluate the prevalence of depression and its associated factors in COVID-19 confirmed patients.  
Methodology
This is a cross sectional study assessing the degree of depression and associated factors among confirmed COVID-19 patients. Adult patients more than 18 years old who have been diagnosed with PCR confirmed COVID-19 and managed in hospital, home or at hotel were involved. A self‑administered online questionnaire based on Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-9 Quick Depression Assessment questionnaire was used.
Result
A total of 143 subjects completed PHQ-9 questionnaire. The prevalence of moderate to severe depression was 34%. Prevalence of depression was positively associated with female gender (p value = 0.013). Location of COVID-19 management and financial status did not affect the prevalence of depression.
Conclusion
The prevalence of depression among COVID-19 patients is high, underscore the importance of active screening and management of depression in this population.