Psychiatric patients may experience many stressors and these can predispose to infection. Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess acute infections and life events stressors among hospitalized psychiatric patients. Patients and methods: The study subject included 204 patients admitted at the inpatients psychiatric unit of Assiut university hospital during the period from December 2009 to November 2010. Methods: Each patient was assessed through Psychiatric diagnosis was made according to DSM-IV-TR, and clinically screened for acute infection and evaluated for stress through Social Readjustment Rating Scale, . Results: The study results revealed that the majority of sample (68%) aged from (20-40) years old with mean age (30.28), 79.4% of them were in the middle socioeconomic class. 49.5% of studied sample had respiratory tract infection, 12.7% has skin infection, 10.8% has gastrointestinal infection 9.8% urinary tract infection and 14.7% two system affection, 74% of patients had major stress, significantly higher in female (P0.001). Conclusion and Recommendation: The study recommended that establishing training course for psychiatric nurses to improve their performance in early detection, helping in management and prevent spreading of infectious diseases in psychiatric unit.
Research Department
Research Journal
The New Egyptian Journal of Medicine,
Research Member
Research Publisher
د / نجلاء عبد المجيد محمد
Research Rank
2
Research Vol
المجلد (48), العدد (1)
Research Year
2013
Research_Pages
7- 14
Research Abstract