Pre, During, and Post Mental and Psychological State of COVID-19 Affectees: A Descriptive Study

In this research, we examined the pre, during and post mental and psychological state of COVID-19 recovered patients. Through snowball sampling, a total of 115 nurses working in 10 large public and private hospitals were selected from Peshawar city of Pakistan. We distributed 12 questions related to mental and psychological state among the selected sample. The items validity and reliability were ensured. Based on mean score comparison, we found that female nurses have higher level of mental and psychological illness as compared to their male counterparts. Moreover, we found that Affectees are more prone to stress, anxiety, depression, mental and psychological illness during and after infection of COVID-19 as compared before COVID-19 infection. We also found, the Affectees received a low support from their colleagues and bosses during infection period as compared to pre infection period. However, support from family members at all threestages were highest. Discussion and implications are also highlighted.