Post-COVID-19 psychological symptoms affecting patients from Santiago de Cuba

Abstract

Introduction: Quarantine and social isolation have had a negative impact on mental health; moreover, psychological symptoms have been evident in patients who have suffered from COVID-19 in our social context. Objective: To analyze the main psychological symptoms in people who have suffered from COVID-19. Methods: A qualitative and quantitative study of 51 subjects who had suffered from COVID-19, from January 12 to June 12, 2021, in the city of Santiago de Cuba, was carried out. Results: The most relevant symptoms were stress, anxiety, fear and frustration; these have been the result of exposure to the disease and have generated behaviors that modify daily life. Conclusions: These behaviors modify their daily life, reaffirm the protection of their health, the increase of risk perception before the disease and the concern for the future of their lives and of the country.

Keywords

• síntomas psíquicos
• infecciones por coronavirus
• salud mental
• responsabilidad social.