Menstrual cycle changes and mental health states of women hospitalized due to COVID-19
Penulis:Â Muharam, R.;Â Agiananda, Feranindhya;Â Budiman, Yuri Fitri;Â Harahap, Juliana Sari;Â Prabowo, Kevin Ardito
Informasi
JurnalPLoS ONE, PLoS One
PenerbitPublic Library of Science, PLOS
Volume & EdisiVol. 17,Edisi 6 6
Halaman -
Tahun Publikasi2022
ISSN19326203
eISSN1932-6203
Jenis SumberScopus
Sitasi
Scopus: 23
Google Scholar: 23
PubMed: 23
Abstrak
Purpose Many studies have evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's mental health and menstrual changes. However, most of these studies only included nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients, while information on hospitalized women is very limited. Thus, this study aimed to examine the mental health status and menstrual changes in hospitalized female COVID-19 patients. Methods A survey was administered to female COVID-19 patients in the isolation ward of a national referral hospital in Indonesia between January and August 2021, and the women were followed up 3 months after discharge. The survey evaluated menstrual patterns and mental health using the Self Reporting Questionnaire-29 (SRQ-29). Results The study enrolled 158 female patients. There was an increase in patients who had a cycle length of > 32 or < 24 days, and significant increases in menstrual irregularity and heavy menstrual bleeding were noted. Overall, 37.3% of the patients reported a change in menstrual pattern after infection with COVID-19. Based on SRQ-29 scores, 32.3% of the women had neurotic symptoms, 12.7% had psychotic symptoms, and 38.0% had symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. Patients with symptoms of mental health disorders were twice as likely to report a menstrual change (OR 2.17, 95% CI 1.12-4.22; p = 0.021). Conclusion Menstrual changes and increased symptoms of mental health disorders occur in hospitalized female COVID-19 patients. The length of isolation was the key factor affecting overall menstrual changes and mental health in hospitalized female COVID-19 patients. © 2022 Muharam et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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