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Deaths of patients diagnosed with psychotic disorder due to SARS Cov-2 in Avilés, Spain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2024

M. A. Reyes Cortina ,
L. Pérez Gómez ,
L. Iglesias Fernández ,
R. Fernandez García  and
J. J. Martínez Jambrina
M. A. Reyes Cortina
Affiliation:
1Mental Health, Hospital Universitario San Agustin, Aviles
L. Pérez Gómez
Affiliation:
2Mental Health, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Avilés, Spain
L. Iglesias Fernández
Affiliation:
2Mental Health, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Avilés, Spain
R. Fernandez García
Affiliation:
2Mental Health, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Avilés, Spain
J. J. Martínez Jambrina*
Affiliation:
2Mental Health, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Avilés, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Psychotic patients are a vulnerable population from a social and health point of view. The SARS Cov-2 pandemic affected millions of people around the world, however, its effects on psychotic patients in Avilés Spain, have not been analized.

Objectives

The objective of this study was to determine and compare the mortality of patients with psychosis due to SARS Cov-2 in Avilés, Spain with others regions and countries in the European Union. Determine the influence of social condition and antipsychotic treatment on the condition of these patients.

Methods

This is a descriptive, observational study, in which patients diagnosed with psychosis in the period 2020-2021 who contracted SARS Cov-2 infection in Avilés, Spain, were studied to determine those who died from this cause. The influence of social status and antipsychotic medication, as well as sociodemographic factors (age, sex, marital status) were analyzed and compared with other regions and countries of the European Union.

Results

Despite the high mortality rate in patients with psychosis, during the years of the pandemic SARS Cov-2 played an important role given the vulnerability of these patients.

Conclusions

The negative effects and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic were at the time a major problem for public health worldwide. This study concluded that the morbidity and mortality of psychotic patients who contracted COVID-19 was lower than the rest of the population.

Disclosure of Interest

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European Psychiatry , Volume 67 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 32nd European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2024 , pp. S505
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