- Total and domain scores of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) scale by demographic and clinical characteristics of patients who survived COVID-19 infection.
| characteristics | Have you been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder? | Have you been referred to psychiatric services or are you using any psychiatric medications? | Do you live in Riyadh? | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | P-value | Yes | No | P-value | Yes | No | P-value | |
| Rumination of ideas | 20.5±6.7 | 19.3±6.7 | 0.639 | 23.3±5.5 | 19.0±6.7 | <0.001 | 19.1±6.8 | 20.8±6.1 | 0.077 |
| Sexual obsessions | 6.2±3.0 | 6.4±3.2 | 0.907 | 7.6±4.3 | 6.3±3.1 | 0.172 | 6.1±3.0 | 8.0±4.1 | 0.003 |
| Aggressive obsessions | 9.7±6.7 | 7.3±3.1 | 0.846 | 9.2±3.8 | 7.2±3.1 | 0.001 | 7.2±3.1 | 8.2±3.8 | 0.120 |
| Religious obsessions | 17.0±6.4 | 13.1±5.3 | 0.033 | 17.2±8.4 | 12.8±4.8 | 0.006 | 13.1±5.2 | 13.7±6.1 | 0.589 |
| Cleanliness and fear of disease obsessions | 17.3±5.5 | 13.9±6.1 | 0.070 | 15.9±6.8 | 13.8±5.9 | 0.072 | 13.7±5.7 | 15.8±7.7 | 0.093 |
| Obsessive impulses | 11.5±4.5 | 10.4±4.0 | 0.569 | 11.9±4.2 | 10.3±4.0 | 0.025 | 10.1±3.5 | 12.5±6.3 | 0.036 |
| Obsessive images | 6.8±2.5 | 5.3±2.2 | 0.026 | 5.7±2.4 | 5.2±2.2 | 0.144 | 5.2±2.1 | 5.9±2.9 | 0.205 |
| General and miscellaneous compulsions | 8.2±4.0 | 8.3±3.5 | 0.805 | 9.7±3.8 | 8.2±3.5 | 0.032 | 8.0±3.3 | 10.2±4.7 | 0.004 |
| Religious compulsions | 5.5±1.6 | 5.3±1.9 | 0.555 | 5.4±2.0 | 5.3±1.9 | 0.723 | 5.2±1.8 | 5.9±2.5 | 0.072 |
| Purity and cleanliness compulsions | 10.2±4.6 | 10.8±4.6 | 0.705 | 11.7±5.0 | 10.7±4.5 | 0.275 | 10.5±4.3 | 12.5±5.5 | 0.018 |
| Slowness | 6.2±3.1 | 6.8±3.1 | 0.533 | 7.4±2.9 | 6.7±3.1 | 0.120 | 6.5±2.9 | 8.4±4.0 | 0.003 |
| Re-checking compulsions | 6.7±2.2 | 7.4±3.5 | 0.874 | 8.5±3.6 | 7.3±3.4 | 0.031 | 7.2±3.3 | 8.3±4.2 | 0.176 |
| Touch rituals | 7.3±1.4 | 7.8±3.7 | 0.570 | 8.2±3.1 | 7.7±3.7 | 0.194 | 7.7±3.7 | 8.4±3.6 | 0.139 |
| The effect of obsessive-compulsive disorder on daily activities | 10.8±3.4 | 12.8±6.2 | 0.741 | 16.7±8.1 | 12.4±5.8 | 0.002 | 12.5±5.8 | 15.1±7.8 | 0.055 |
| Total OCD scale | 143.8±29.3 | 133.1±45.1 | 0.250 | 156.5±50.1 | 130.9±43.7 | 0.004 | 130.5±42.1 | 150.8±57.4 | 0.058 |