Hỗ trợ xã hội và rối loạn căng thẳng sau sang chấn ở người hậu Covid-19 tại Bệnh viện Đại học Y dược thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

Data on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Vietnam are limited, although the prevalence of PTSD was 47% in people with post-COVID-19 conditions. A cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the prevalence of PTSD in people with post-COVID-19 conditions treated at the University Medical Center, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City as well as to test the null hypothesis that social support does not increase the prevalence of PTSD in people with post- COVID-19 conditions. The MSPSS scale was used to measure the level of social support. The IES-R scale was used to identify PTSD. The median age of 385 people with post COVID-19 was 33 years old (inter-quartile range 37 - 45 years old), female patients represented 73%. The prevalence of PTSD was 12.5%. People with economic recession (p = 0.037), COVID-19 infection longer than 6 months (p < 0.001) and having more than three post-COVID-19 symptoms (p < 0.001) are more likely to have PTSD compared to their counterparts. People with low social support are three times more likely to have PTSD. In conclusion, we suggest that people with post-COVID-19 conditions should have more financial, social and family supports for continuous treatment to stabilize and to reduce PTSD.