ABSTRACT
Introduction: The pandemic COVID-19 has profoundly disrupted the social and economic activities that lead to the trend of work from home. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress and their associations with quality of life among parents who work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic in Shah Alam. Methods: A total of 384 parents were included in this cross-sectional study through convenience and snowball sampling techniques. An online survey methodology, Google Form, involving Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Screening 21 Item Questionnaire and Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire were utilized to collect the data via WhatsApp, Facebook, and Telegram. Descriptive analysis, binary logistic regression, and Spearman’s correlation coefficient were used to analyse the recorded data using SPSS version 26. Results: Majority of participants were 40 - 49 years old, female, Malay, married and have three numbers of children. It was found that about 58.3%, 59.1%, and 38.8% of the participants were having depressed, anxious, and stressed, respectively. However, the findings indicated lower mean scores among participants in all SF-36 domains except vitality when compared with the Malaysian norm. Marital status was associated with depression and gender was associated with anxiety. No sociodemographic variable was associated with stress. All domains of SF-36 were negatively associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. Conclusion: Higher level of depression, anxiety, and stress reduced the quality of life. Hence, effective interventions for better psychological status and quality of life of parents during a potential subsequent pandemic is necessary. © 2022 UPM Press. All rights reserved.
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Introduction: Educational sector in Malaysia had been severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the erratic nature of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia for the past two years, teaching style has shifted back and forth between home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) sessions and face-to-face teaching. Teachers must be prepared for any unanticipated shifts that occurred throughout the pandemic due to the implementation of movement control orders that resulted in school closures. Thus, this study aims to measure the depression, anxiety, stress, and quality of life among Malaysian teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Between March 21st and June 1st, 2021, 391 teachers completed Google form questionnaires containing the DASS-21, SF-36, and socio-demographic data, which were distributed online via WhatsApp, Telegram, Twitter, and Facebook. Results: : According to the findings of this study, most teachers (55.5 %) were anxious, followed by depression (39.9 %) and stress (27.6 %). Depression, anxiety, and stress were all statistically related to age (p<0.05), marital status (p<0.01), and the number of children (p<0.05). When it came to quality of life, teachers had the highest physical functioning score about 86 but the lowest vitality at 62.3. All domains of quality of life were found negatively correlated with depression, anxiety, and stress (p<0.05). Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic affected the depression, anxiety, and stress among the Malaysian teachers. To improve teachers’ well-being and mental health, effective policies, guidelines, and planning, as well as massive resources and support from administrative authorities, would be necessary. © 2022 UPM Press. All rights reserved.