COVID-19 anxiety disorders: comparative characteristics of the frequency and level among patients hospitalized and treated in the intensive care unit

The article presents the results of a survey of 500 people during the development of the COVID-19 epidemic. Among the respondents, 272 respondents were treated in the intensive care unit due to a serious condition, 228 were in hospital. The survey included questions related to the detection of anxiety disorders according to the C. D. Spielberger scale. The results of the questionnaire showed that a high level of reactive anxiety prevails among patients who have arrived for a long time in the intensive care unit. In contrast, the respondents who received treatment on an outpatient basis had an average level of reactive anxiety.