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Gazeta Médica
Print version ISSN 2183-8135On-line version ISSN 2184-0628
Abstract
LOPES, Joana; SILVA, Inês and SILVA, Vera Reynaud da. Consequences of the Lockdown in Patients with Schizophrenia During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Gaz Med [online]. 2021, vol.8, n.3, pp.187-192. Epub Oct 01, 2021. ISSN 2183-8135. https://doi.org/10.29315/gm.v1i1.430.
Introduction:
COVID-19 pandemic and the public health measures adopted to restrain its spread can cause or accentuate symptoms of depression and anxiety, especially in vulnerable populations, like schizophrenia patients.
Methods:
The current study evaluated the impact of the lockdown measures applied in March and April 2020 in Portugal, in a group of 40 ambulatory patients with schizophrenia from Hospital Vila Franca de Xira.
Results:
In this group of patients, 65% respected the lockdown measures, 32.5% had higher anxiety levels, 97.5% maintained their medication and 15% raised the dosage. Alcohol doses were higher in 42.8% of regular drinkers and tobacco doses were higher in 30.7% of smokers but there was no raise in cannabis use. A percentage of 10% of patients had urgent psychiatric consultations and 15% of patients felt the need for psychological support.
Conclusion:
There was no significant loss of adhesion to medication and most patients complied with lockdown measures.
Keywords : COVID-19; Pandemics; Schizophrenia.