MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, RESILIENCE AND COPING STYLE CONTRIBUTING TO THE WELL BEING OF PATIENTS RECOVERED FROM COVID - 19.
BACKGROUND: COVID- 19 has been a difficult time for the world and with economic shutdown,the new normal ways of wearing a mask, the quarantine procedures and many different ways to function and adapt has elicited mental health challenges among many.The changing ways of situations and the fear of contracting the virus has elicited serious mental health challenges among people.Hence this study aims to understand the mental health challenges among COVID-19 recovered patients and to understand the resilience and coping style of people recovered from contracting the illness. METHODS: 41 Participants who contracted the COVID-19 virus in Chennai participated in the study. Participants who recovered from COVID-19, were contacted via telephone and participants who consented to the study were assessed using Impact of Event–revised (IES-R) scale,Patient health Questionnaire (PHQ -9),Coping scale ,brief resilience scale and Quality of life scale.The data obtained will be analysed using Pearson correlation co-efficient. RESULTS: The results of the study depicts the mental health challenges of the patients recovered from COVID - 19,on the different psychological issues along side the resilience and coping strategies used by them.The study also depict an understanding of these factors on the quality of life of the participants in their recovered stage.