dc.contributor.author | Kroken, Rune Andreas | |
dc.contributor.author | Stabell, Lena Antonsen | |
dc.contributor.author | Grewal, Harleen | |
dc.contributor.author | Ulvestad, Elling | |
dc.contributor.author | Landsnes, Andreas Johan | |
dc.contributor.author | Johnsen, Erik | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-30T14:32:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-01-30T14:32:24Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023-12-20T11:13:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0803-9488 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3114583 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread around the world during the first part of 2020. The purpose of the study was to assess the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among patients acutely admitted to the Psychiatric Clinic, Haukeland University Hospital.
Methods
Serum tests to assess for antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 were administered at admission to the clinic together with a questionnaire on symptoms and demographical information. Further information was obtained from the medical records.
Results
The cumulative seroprevalence in the 266 participants was 0.75%, the cumulative reported cases in the Norwegian general population was 0.61% at the end of the inclusion period of the study. Twenty-five percent of participants had risk factors for a serious course of COVID-19. There was a low prevalence of cohabitation and only 20% had their main income derived from ordinary salaries (not welfare).
Conclusion
The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a sample of patients acutely admitted to the Psychiatric Clinic, Haukeland University Hospital, was comparable to reported cases in the general population. A possible link to governmental and municipal restrictions, general low workplace participation and cohabitation is discussed. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in a prospective cohort of patients admitted to an acute psychiatric ward in Norway during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2023 The Author(s) | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/08039488.2023.2276220 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2216185 | |
dc.source.journal | Nordic Journal of Psychiatry | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 2023. | en_US |