Post-Traumatic Stress Risk Among COVID-19 Survivors in Colombia

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Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatria Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-22 DOI:10.1016/j.rcp.2023.11.007

Edwin Herazo , John Carlos Pedrozo-Pupo , Adalberto Campo-Arias

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Abstract

Background

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress are common in people who have experienced a life experience that significantly threatened their physical or psychological integrity. Nevertheless, little information about post-traumatic stress disorder risk (PSTD-R) in Colombian COVID-19 survivors is available.

Objective

To establish the prevalence and variables associated with PTSD-R in a sample of COVID-19 survivors in Santa Marta, Colombia.

Method

A cross-sectional study was designed with a non-probabilistic sample of adult COVID-19 survivors. Participants were demographically characterized and completed scales for depression risk, insomnia risk, and PTSD-R.

Results

Three hundred and thirty COVID-19 survivors between 18 and 89 years participated; 61.5% were women. The frequency of depression risk was 49.7%; insomnia risk, 60.6%; and PTSD-R, 13.3%. Depression risk (OR = 41.4, 95% CI 5.5–311.6), insomnia risk (OR = 5.3, 95% CI 1.8–18.7), low income (OR = 3.5, 95% CI 1.4–8.7) and being married or free union (OR = 2.7, 95% CI 1.1–6.2) were associated with PTSD-R.

Conclusions

Two out of every fifteen COVID-19 survivors are in PTSD-R. Depression and insomnia risk are strongly associated with PTSD-R among Colombian COVID-19 survivors. Studies that follow COVID-19 survivors long-term are needed.

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哥伦比亚COVID-19幸存者的创伤后应激风险

背景：创伤后应激症状在经历过严重威胁其身体或心理完整性的生活经历的人群中很常见。然而，关于哥伦比亚COVID-19幸存者的创伤后应激障碍风险（PSTD-R）的信息很少。目的了解哥伦比亚圣玛尔塔市新冠肺炎幸存者PTSD-R患病率及相关变量。方法采用成年COVID-19幸存者的非概率样本设计横断面研究。参与者进行了人口学特征分析，并完成了抑郁风险、失眠风险和PTSD-R的量表。结果共有330名年龄在18 - 89岁的COVID-19幸存者参与研究；61.5%是女性。出现抑郁风险的频率为49.7%；失眠风险，60.6%；PTSD-R占13.3%。抑郁风险（OR = 41.4, 95% CI 5.5-311.6）、失眠风险（OR = 5.3, 95% CI 1.8-18.7）、低收入风险（OR = 3.5, 95% CI 1.4-8.7）、已婚或自由结合（OR = 2.7, 95% CI 1.1-6.2）与PTSD-R相关。结论每15名COVID-19幸存者中就有2名患有PTSD-R。在哥伦比亚COVID-19幸存者中，抑郁和失眠风险与创伤后应激障碍密切相关。需要对COVID-19幸存者进行长期跟踪研究。

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Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatria Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health

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期刊介绍： Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría (RCP) is a quarterly official publication of Colombian Psychiatry Association (March, June, September and December) and its purpose is to spread different the knowledge models that currently constitute the theoretical and practical body of our specialty. Psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, non psychiatric physicians, psychologists, philosophers or other health professionals or persons interested in this area can take part in the magazine. This journal publishes original works, revision or updating articles, case reports of all psychiatry and mental health areas, epistemology, mind philosophy, bioethics and also articles about methodology of investigation and critical reading.