COVID-19 Pandemisinin Psikiyatrik Tanı Almış Bireyler Üzerindeki Etkisi: Sağlık Kaygısı, Baş Etme Stratejileri, ve Psikolojik İyi Oluş

Abstract

Although depression, anxiety, and stress were highly prevalent among individuals during the pandemic some marginalized groups of people, including patients with mental disorders might have been neglected in studies. This study examined the health anxiety, coping strategies, and mental health variables, particularly depressive symptoms, anxiety, and stress. Using data of 80 people with mental illnesses, we sought to investigate the mediator role of coping strategies between health anxiety and mental health outcomes, using data of 248 individuals with mental illnesses and healthy controls, compare the scores between two groups. Sociodemographic Information and Health Data Form, Health Anxiety Inventory – Short Form [SHAI], Ways of Coping Strategies [WCQ], and Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale [DASS-42], were given to the participants. Results demonstrated that people with mental illnesses have moderate depression, anxiety, and stress, in contrast to healthy controls. Furthermore, mediator analysis revealed that accepting responsibility has a mediator role between the relationship between health anxiety, depression, anxiety, and stress in people with mental illnesses. The findings suggest that individuals with mental illnesses are at risk and should prioritize modifying health anxiety, and coping strategies, particularly accepting responsibility during COVID-19.