COVID-19 related poor mental health and sleep disorders in rheumatic patients: a citizen science project

BMC Psychiatry

Table 2 Total scores and severity categories of rating scale scores according to diagnostic groups

	Inflammatory arthritis (n = 375)	CTDs/vasculitis (n = 96)	Primary fibromyalgia (n = 31)	Total (n = 502)*
IES-R score^Δ
Total, mean ± SD	28.7 ± 17.7	30.5 ± 17.3	38.0 ± 16.1	29.7 ± 17.5
Normal, n (%)	234 (62.4%)	51 (53.1%)	11 (35.5%)	296 (59.0%)
Probable PTSD, n (%)	141 (37.6%)	45 (46.9%)	20 (64.5%)	206 (41.0%)
IES-R Subscale mean ± SD
intrusion	10.03 ± 7.20	11.26 ± 7.23	12.77 ± 7.02	10.4 ± 7.2
avoidance	10.24 ± 6.31	10.25 ± 5.84	13.06 ± 6.27	10.4 ± 6.2
hyperarousal	8.48 ± 5.94	8.98 ± 6.15	12.23 ± 5.38	8.8 ± 5.9
PSS-10 score^◊
Total, mean ± SD	17.4 ± 8.3	19.8 ± 7.6	21.6 ± 6.5	18.1 ± 8.1
Low (≤ 13), n (%)	126 (33.6%)	23 (24.0%)	3 (9.7%)	152 (30.3%)
Moderate (14–26) n (%)	184 (49.1%)	58 (60.4%)	19 (61.3%)	261 (52.0%)
High (≥27) n (%)	65 (17.3%)	15 (15.6%)	9 (29.0%)	89 (17.7%)

*5 of 507 patients had a diagnosis that did not fit with any of the diagnostic groups and were excluded from the analysis
^Δ IES-R score ≥ 33 is indicative of probable Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Difference between diagnostic groups: Χ² = 10.25, df = 2, p = 0.006
◊ Difference between diagnostic groups: Χ² = 11.93, df = 4, p = 0.02
Total scores and severity categories of rating scale scores according to the main rheumatic diagnostic groups

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