What Is the Role of Psychological Factors in Long COVID Syndrome? Latent Class Analysis in a Sample of Patients Recovered from COVID-19

G Craparo, Vl La Rosa, E Commodari, G Marino, Michela Vezzoli, P Faraci, Cm Vicario, Gs Cinà, M Colombi, G Arcoleo, M Severino, G Costanzo, A Gori, E Mangiapane

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Abstract

Background: This study aimed to identify clusters of long COVID-19 symptoms using latent class analysis and investigate the psychological factors involved in the onset of this syndrome. Method: Five hundred and six subjects recovering from COVID-19 completed a series of standardized questionnaires to evaluate the personality traits, alexithymia, and post-traumatic stress. Results: Five classes were identified: Brain fog (31.82%), No symptoms (20.95%), Sensory disorders (18.77%), Breath impairment (17.59%), and Multiple disorders (10.87%). Women reported post-COVID-19 respiratory symptoms and multiple disorders to a greater extent than men. Hospitalized subjects were more likely to report persistent symptoms after COVID-19 than asymptomatic or home-treated subjects. Antagonism, hyperarousal, and difficulty identifying emotions significantly predicted post COVID-19 symptoms. Conclusions: These findings open new questions for research on long COVID-19 and how states of emotional dysregulation can alter the physiological processes of the body and contribute to the onset of organic pathologies.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)494-507
Numero di pagine14
RivistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume20
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2023

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • emotional dysregulation
  • long COVID-19
  • trauma

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