Symptoms of Mental Health during Covid-19 Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Indonesia

Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic can influence the mental condition of patients and affect their immunity levels. This article aims to investigate the mental health symptoms and disorders of Covid-19 survivors. This was observational and cross-sectional research. A total of 175 respondents participated, 84% of them being women and 16% being men. Their work history includes health workers at 75.4% and others at 24.6%. Respondents who have experienced anxiety are 32%, sadness was 25.7%, fear was 22.9%, and panic was 14.3%. The logistic regression showed that all of the tested characteristics have no significant effect on the respondents’ mental states of anxiety, fear, and panic, with p-values ​​of 0.388, 0.893, and 0.166; 0.245, 0.691, and 0.353; 0.612, 0.410, and 0.828. However, from the test results, it was observed that gender has a significant effect on sadness with a p-value of 0.027 and OR value of 5.308 (CI = 1.204-23.399). The percentage of women respondents that experienced sadness was 29.3% and men respondents were 7.1%. Other characteristics, which are age and work history, have no significant effect on sadness, with p-values ​​of 0.650 and 0.844 respectively.  There are no variables that affect anxiety, fear, and panic. Feelings of sadness in patients are influenced by gender. Keywords: anxiety; Covid-19; mental disorder; mental healthPandemi Covid-19 bisa berpengaruh kondisi mental pasien dan mempengaruhi tingkat imunitasnya. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gangguan kesehatan mental dari penyintas Covid-19. Jenis penelitian ini adalah observasional dan cross-sectional. Sebanyak 175 responden telah berpartisipasi, yang terdiri 84% perempuan dan 16% laki-laki. Riwayat pekerjaan tenaga kesehatan 75,4% dan lainnya 24,6%. Responden yang mengalami gelisah 32%, sedih 25,7%, takut 22,9%, dan panik 14,3%. Hasil regresi logistik menunjukkan semua karakteristik tidak berpengaruh signifikan pada kondisi mental gelisah, takut, panik dengan p 0,388, 0,893 dan 0,166 ; 0,245, 0,691 dan 0,353 ; 0,612, 0,410 dan 0,828. Namun dari hasil pengujian diperoleh bahwa jenis kelamin berpengaruh signifikan pada kondisi mental sedih dengan p 0,027 dengan nilai OR 5,308 (CI=1,204-23,399) dengan persentase sedih pada responden perempuan (29,3%) sedangkan laki-laki (7,1%). Karakteristik lain yaitu usia dan riwayat pekerjaan tidak berpengaruh signifikan pada kondisi mental sedih dengaan p 0,650 dan 0,844. Prevalensi gangguan mental penderita Covid-19 tertinggi adalah gelisah