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Journal of Clinical and

Basic Psychosomatics

BRIEF REPORT
Examining the psychopathology of COVID-19

patients

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Paraskevi Orfanidou , Frosyna Anagnosti * , Marina Koulouri ,
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Evangeli Kantzoura , Aleksandros Ntourakis , Nikolaos Thalassinos ,
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Fragkiski Anthouli Anagnostopoulou , and Eleni Kakalou 4
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1 Department of Nursing, Sotiria Chest Diseases General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
2 Department of ICU, Lefkos Stavros, The Athens Clinic, Athens, Greece
3 Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
4 Third Department of Internal Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and
Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Abstract
Examining the psychopathology of patients who have contracted coronavirus
disease 2019 remains important. The current study aims to investigate the
relationship between depression, cognitive and executive functions, and their impact
on quality of life. First, a comprehensive bibliographic review of relevant scientific
articles and studies was carried out. Data were then collected using weighted and
appropriate questionnaires. Analysis of variance and multiple regression analyses
were conducted to examine the relationship between the independent variables
(depression, cognitive and executive functions, and demographic factors) and
the dependent variable (quality of life), to interpret and analyze the resulting
*Corresponding author: associations. In contrast to depression, cognitive and executive functions did not
Frosyna Anagnosti appear to significantly influence patients’ quality of life and well-being. Further
(fanagnosti@uniwa.gr)
scientific research is necessary to explore these factors and their potential effects
Citation: Orfanidou P, Anagnosti more thoroughly.
F, Koulouri M, et al. Examining the
psychopathology of COVID-19
patients. J Clin Basic Psychosom.
2024;2(4):3879. Keywords: Depression; Cognitive-executive functions; Psychopathology; Life-quality
doi: 10.36922/jcbp.3879
Received: June 6, 2024
Accepted: August 5, 2024 1. Introduction
Published Online: October 17, The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease caused by the
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novel strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The
Copyright: © 2024 Author(s). COVID-19 pandemic has triggered one of the most severe public health crises in recent
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distributed under the terms of the years globally. Both patients who remained at home and those hospitalized or admitted
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Publisher’s Note: AccScience psychopathological effects appear to persist in former COVID-19 patients even after
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published maps and institutional either indirectly through an immune response or directly by infecting the central nervous
affiliations. system (CNS). This can result in persistent neuropsychiatric symptoms, including

Volume 2 Issue 4 (2024) 1 doi: 10.36922/jcbp.3879