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World J Clin Cases. Aug 6, 2022; 10(22): 7832-7843
Published online Aug 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i22.7832
Published online Aug 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i22.7832
Predictors of long-term anxiety and depression in discharged COVID-19 patients: A follow-up study
Rabia Kevser Boyraz, Department of Psychiatry, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul 34480, Turkey
Ebru Şahan, Department of Psychiatry, Marmara University, İstanbul 34854, Turkey
Muhammed Emin Boylu, İsmet Kırpınar, Department of Psychiatry, Bezmialem Vakıf University, İstanbul 34093, Turkey
Author contributions: Boyraz RK contributed to literature search, figure preparation, study design, data analysis and interpretation, and draft writing; Boylu ME contributed to data collection and interpretation, and statistical analysis; Şahan E contributed to literature search, figure preparation, study design, data analysis and interpretation, and revision and supervision of the manuscript; and Kırpınar İ contributed to supervision of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki Ethical Principles and was approved by the Ethical Committee of the BezmialemVakıf University (2021/414).
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided informed consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Additional SPSS data could be shared when requested.
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Corresponding author: Rabia Kevser Boyraz, MD, Doctor, Postdoc, Department of Psychiatry, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul 34480, Turkey. rabiasancili@yahoo.com
Received: January 25, 2022
Peer-review started: January 25, 2022
First decision: April 18, 2022
Revised: April 21, 2022
Accepted: July 6, 2022
Article in press: July 6, 2022
Published online: August 6, 2022
Processing time: 177 Days and 21.2 Hours
Peer-review started: January 25, 2022
First decision: April 18, 2022
Revised: April 21, 2022
Accepted: July 6, 2022
Article in press: July 6, 2022
Published online: August 6, 2022
Processing time: 177 Days and 21.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Coronavirus disease 2019 causes various psychiatric outcomes like other coronaviruses. This study aimed to observe the anxiety and depressive symptoms and related factors of recovered patients at the 20-22 mo follow-up. The goal of this study was to identify groups at high risk of anxiety and to raise awareness about providing psychiatric support to these groups.