Prevalence of mental illness among COVID-19 survivors in South Korea: nationwide cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental illness among survivors of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) during the post-illness period is an emerging and important health issue.

Aims

We aimed to investigate the prevalence of mental illness and the associated factors for its development among COVID-2019 survivors.

Method

From 1 January to 4 June 2020, data were extracted from the National Health Insurance Service COVID-19 database in South Korea. Patients with COVID-19 were defined as those whose test results indicated that they had contracted the infection, regardless of disease severity. COVID-19 survivors were defined as those who recovered from the infection. The primary end-point was the development of mental illness, which was evaluated between 1 January and 1 December 2020.

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SUBMITTER: Park HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8503052 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature