Depression, Anxiety, and Fear of COVID-19 Among Patients with Pre existing Chronic Illness: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Authors

  • Krishna Kodakandla Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48047/

Keywords:

depression; anxiety; fear of COVID-19; chronic illness; cross-sectional study; PHQ 9; GAD-7; India

Abstract

Background: Patients with pre-existing chronic illness faced compounded psychological strain during the COVID-19 pandemic, arising from disease vulnerability, disrupted care, and heightened infection-related fear. Contemporaneous data from South Indian tertiary-care settings remain limited. 

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Published

2020-12-15

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 11 (2020): volume 11 issue 11 (2020)

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