Unraveling Stress Levels in Post-Dengue Adults in a low-middle-income country
Approximately one in twelve adults experienced stress one month after Dengue infection. Post-infection symptoms such as headache and myalgia were significant predictors of stress. These findings highlight the need for routine psychological screening and targeted interventions during follow-up care for Dengue patients.
Authors
- Dulshika Waas
- Shamini Prathapan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6503-0396)
- Ananda Wijewickrama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2723-1813)
- Nadeeka Perera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2725-3086)
Institutions
- University of Sri Jayewardenepura (LK)
- National Institute of Health Sciences (LK)
- Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine (LK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jvbd.jvbd_176_24
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00