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Examining the psychopathology of COVID-19 patients

Paraskevi Orfanidou1 Frosyna Anagnosti1* Marina Koulouri2 Evangeli Kantzoura1 Aleksandros Ntourakis1 Nikolaos Thalassinos3 Fragkiski Anthouli Anagnostopoulou3 Eleni Kakalou4
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1 Department of Nursing, Sotiria Chest Diseases General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
2 Department of ICU, Lefkos Stavros, The Athens Clinic, Athens, Greece
3 Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
4 Third Department of Internal Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Submitted: 6 June 2024 | Accepted: 5 August 2024 | Published: 17 October 2024
© 2024 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract

Examining the psychopathology of patients who have contracted coronavirus disease 2019 remains important. The current study aims to investigate the relationship between depression, cognitive and executive functions, and their impact on quality of life. First, a comprehensive bibliographic review of relevant scientific articles and studies was carried out. Data were then collected using weighted and appropriate questionnaires. Analysis of variance and multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between the independent variables (depression, cognitive and executive functions, and demographic factors) and the dependent variable (quality of life), to interpret and analyze the resulting associations. In contrast to depression, cognitive and executive functions did not appear to significantly influence patients’ quality of life and well-being. Further scientific research is necessary to explore these factors and their potential effects more thoroughly.

Keywords
Depression
Cognitive-executive functions
Psychopathology
Life-quality
Funding
None.
Conflict of interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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