Şirin Gök M, Çiftçi B. Relationship between perceived social support and post-traumatic growth in coronavirus disease 2019 patients discharged from the hospital. World J Psychiatry 2023; 13(4): 171-181 [PMID: 37123100 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i4.171]
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Bahar Çiftçi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Fundamental of Nursing, Ataturk University, Atateknokent, Erzurum/Yakutiye, Erzurum 25000, Turkey. bahar.ciftci@atauni.edu.tr
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Psychiatry
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Observational Study
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Received psychological support from a specialist due to COVID-19
Yes
12 (6.1)
No
184 (93.9)
Availability of COVID-19 vaccine
Yes
171 (87.2)
No
25 (12.8)
Age, mean ± SD
50.05 ± 19.19
Treatment duration (d), mean ± SD
13.22 ± 10.46
Time elapsed after COVID-19 treatment (mo), mean ± SD
12.67 ± 5.93
Stress level related to COVID-19, mean ± SD
7.14 ± 2.58
Table 2 Multidimensional scale of perceived social support and post-traumatic growth scale sub-scale and mean, minimum and maximum values of total score averages
Scales
Minimum and maximum scores that can be obtained from the scale
Minimum and maximum scores taken from the scale
mean ± SD
MSPSS
Family support
4-28
4-28
20.22 ± 6.27
Friend support
4-28
7-28
20.85 ± 5.80
Significant other support
4-28
4-28
22.74 ± 4.71
Total MSPSS
12-84
24-84
63.82 ± 15.72
PTGS
Relationships with others
0-30
0-30
13.87 ± 5.57
New possibilities
0-20
0-18
8.52 ± 3.82
Personal strength
0-20
0-20
8.81 ± 4.71
Spiritual change
0-20
0-20
9.20 ± 4.35
Appreciate life
0-15
0-15
7.34 ± 3.43
Total PTGS
0-105
0-100
47.77 ± 19.85
Table 3 Relationship between post-traumatic growth scale and multidimensional scale of perceived social support
Table 4 Perceived social support as predictors of post-traumatic growth
Parameter
B
Standard error
β
t
P value
R2
Adjusted R2
Total PTGS
34.969
5.880
5.947
0.000
Total MSPSS
0.201
0.089
0.159
2.242
0.026
0.025
0.020
Citation: Şirin Gök M, Çiftçi B. Relationship between perceived social support and post-traumatic growth in coronavirus disease 2019 patients discharged from the hospital. World J Psychiatry 2023; 13(4): 171-181