Mental health among the Moroccan population during SARS-CoV-2 outbreak: MAROCOVID study.

BACKGROUND: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic's unpredictability and ambiguity, combined with the lockdown, social distancing, containment measures, and economic impact could increase the risk of mental health issues. OBJECTIVE: To assess the magnitude of mental health outcomes and risk factors among Moroccans, using an online survey, during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. METHODS: This cross-sectional, survey-based study collected demographic data and mental health measurements from 11,123 participants. The degree of depression, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms were assessed by the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire, the 7-items Generalized Anxiety disorder, and the 7-items Insomnia Severity Index. RESULTS: The survey was completed by 11,123 individuals out of a total of 15,008 contacts. 7315 (65.8%) were women, and 7182 (64.6%) were aged 18 to 34. A significant proportion of respondents experienced depression (5894 [53%]), anxiety (5544 [49.8%]), and insomnia (4410 [39.6%]). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that being a woman, being married, and being a parent of children aged less than five years were associated with severe symptoms of depression and anxiety (e.g. severe depression among women vs. men (OR, 1.19; 95%CI, 1.06-1.33; P = .003), severe depression among married compared to unmarried respondents (OR, 1.92; 95%CI, 1.71-2.16; P < .000), e.g. severe anxiety among women vs. men (OR, 1.40; 95%CI, 1.24-1.58; <0.000), severe anxiety among married people compared to unmarried (OR, 1.14; 95%CI, 1.00-1.28; P < .003). CONCLUSION: Our findings reported a significant mental health burden on the general public during the COVID-19 lockdown. In addition to efforts deployed to prevent the spread of the disease, timely and culturally-specific mental health care needs to be developed urgently.

Salivary cortisol and cortisone as a biomarker in stress research among health-care workers during COVID-19 pandemic : A Moroccan pilot study

Introduction: Since March 2020, health workers in Morocco were at the front line of the COVID-19 response. Our study aims to assess the magnitude of mental health outcomes and associated factors among the emergency professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak and the impact on salivary cortisol as a biomarker for stress. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 210 health workers in public hospitals among which 40% of nurses, directly involved in the COVID-19 response, in Morocco. An online-based questionnaire was shared with participants twice a month. The degree of depression and anxiety symptoms was assessed using the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire and the seven items Generalized Anxiety disorder. Salivary Cortisol and cortisone were quantified using LC/MS. Results: 56.8% were women. A considerable proportion of participants reported symptoms of depression (53.0%) and anxiety (49.8%). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that being a woman, married, and being a parent of children, and involved in work since March 2020, were associated with severe depression and anxiety. Cortisol levels decreased in weekends and throughout the working day, with low values being at midnight. Conclusion: COVID-19 has alarming complications for the psychosocial functioning and mental health of healthcare professionals. This study conducted in Morocco showed that stress among teams of doctors and nurses is a real fact that needs attention from governmental and civic institutions.

Certain Investigations on IoT system for COVID-19

Corona Viruses are a group of viruses that can cause diseases such as colds, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). A new type of corona virus has been discovered after it was identified as the cause of the spread of one of the diseases that started in China in 2019. This disease is considered one of the most dangerous things in the world, which directly affected many areas and led to high financial losses. The risk in this disease lies in its wide spread and the difficulty in dealing with and responding to it. So remote control technologies is the best solution for monitoring the patient's condition and monitoring the change of symptoms. The internet of thing one of modern technology which aims to shares files, software, programs and other tools to allow user to uses the devises with each other to apply the communication between them. it includes many devices communication between them by intelligent decisions. building modern IOT system based smart devices and sensors is the best solution to detect the patient of COVID-19 at real time. The study shows how effective device to detect of COVID-19 patient in IOT system. © 2020 IEEE.