Comparison of Psychological Disorders between Patients with and without Covid-19; A Case Study of Yasuj City, Iran

Aims: The emergence and rapid spread of the Covid-19 disease not only caused public health concerns, but also caused a number of psychological disorders. The present study was conducted to compare psychological disorders between patients with and without Covid-19 in Yasuj city, Iran. Instruments Methods: This descriptive-comparative study was conducted in Yasuj city in 2021. 480 participants including 240 participants with Covid-19 and 240 participants without Covid-19 were selected by purposive sampling method through websites and virtual channels. Nine psychological symptoms including depression, anger-hostility, somatization, anxiety, psychoticism, interpersonal sensibility, paranoid ideation, obsessive-compulsive, and phobia were evaluated using the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised. Data were analyzed in SPSS 24 software using chi-square test and independent t-test. Findings: Psychological symptoms, including depression, anger-hostility, somatization, anxiety, psychoticism, interpersonal sensibility, paranoid ideation, obsessive-compulsive, and phobia were significantly higher in the Covid-19 group than in the healthy group (p 0.001). In Covid-19 group, the incidence of psychological symptoms was significantly higher in men compared to women and in single patients compared to married patients (p 0.001). Conclusion: The frequency and chance of having psychological disorders in patients with Covid-19 is higher compared to healthy people.