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Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with allergic diseases by Sandra Nora Gonzalez-Diaz; Bryan Martin; Rosalaura Virginia Villarreal-Gonzalez; Cindy Elizabeth de Lira-Quezada; Carlos Macouzet-Sanchez; Alejandra Macias-Weinmann; Rosa Ivett Guzman-Avilan; Mariano Garcia-Campa; Andres Noyola-Perez; David Uriel Garcia-Gonzalez is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background On March 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic disease. Interactions between allergy-related inflammatory and psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been documented. Therefore, those who have pre-existing allergic conditions may have an increased psychiatric reaction to the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic. ## Objective Identify the psychological impact of COVID-19 in patients with allergic diseases and determine if these individuals have a greater risk of presenting with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ## Methods It is a cross-sectional, survey-based study designed to assess the degree of symptoms of depression and the risk of PTSD using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Impact of Event Scale–Revised (IES-R), respectively, in allergic patients. ## Results A total of 4106 surveys were evaluated; 1656 (40.3%) were patients with allergic disease, and 2450 (59.7%) were non-allergic (control) individuals. Of those with allergies, 76.6% had respiratory allergic disease including asthma and allergic rhinitis. Individuals with allergic disease reported highe
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- Author
- Sandra Nora Gonzalez-Diaz; Bryan Martin; Rosalaura Virginia Villarreal-Gonzalez; Cindy Elizabeth de Lira-Quezada; Carlos Macouzet-Sanchez; Alejandra Macias-Weinmann; Rosa Ivett Guzman-Avilan; Mariano Garcia-Campa; Andres Noyola-Perez; David Uriel Garcia-Gonzalez
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)