TY - JOUR T1 - Risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder high among post survivors of severe COVID-19 infections JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2022-103525 SP - ebnurs-2022-103525 AU - Michael Olasoji Y1 - 2022/07/27 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2022/07/28/ebnurs-2022-103525.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Nagarajan R, Krishnamoorthy Y, Basavarachar V, et al. Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among survivors of severe COVID-19 infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord. 2022 Feb 15;299:52–59. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.11.040. Epub 2021 Nov 17.There is a need to upskill healthcare professionals especially those without mental health training to better recognise and provide support to people with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder due to the pandemic.Future studies can explore the protective factors for survivors of severe COVID-19 infections.The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remains in most nations of the World. While the rate of infections is still high, the death rate has fallen … ER -