Psychological Impact of COVID-19 [COVID-19]
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The psychological impact of surviving an intensive care admission due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on patients in the United Kingdom
IRAS ID
282400
Contact name
Alicia Waite
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) pandemic in 2002-2003 was caused by a coronavirus similar to the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19. At the peak of the SARS outbreak, patients reported significantly higher stress levels than healthy controls, with similar symptoms reported up to 1 year later. Furthermore, amongst SARS survivors, females were more likely to have symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress and trauma, and were three times more likely than males to have psychiatric morbidity. Female gender was found to be an independent risk factor for chronic post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) up to 30 months after the SARS outbreak.
It is anticipated that there will be a significant burden to healthcare systems as a result of psychological distress. The number of patients expected to require admission to ICU during COVID-19 will outstrip those admitted during previous SARS outbreaks.
The aim of this study is to assess the short- and long-term psychological impact on patients who have survived an admission to intensive care due to COVID-19, and identify possible predictors of anxiety, depression and trauma symptoms in this patient group.
We aim to identify the proportion of patients surviving an admission to intensive care due to COVID-19 who experience anxiety, depression and/or trauma symptoms in the 6 months post-discharge, assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Impact of Event Scale-6 (IES-6). We will attempt to identify demographic, clinical and/or psychosocial predictors of depression, anxiety and/or trauma symptoms at 3-, 6- and 12-months post discharge from ICU.
REC name
East Midlands - Derby Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/EM/0247
Date of REC Opinion
6 Nov 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion