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Objective: To assess the depression, anxiety and stress levels among the adult population in response to COVID 19. Methodology: This online study was conducted between the months of March to June 2020. A DASS-21 questionnaire was utilized in order to screen out the depression, stress and anxiety patients. Results: Out of 248 participants, 157 (63.30%) showed depression, 184 (74.19%) showed anxiety and 148 (59.67) showed stress. The individuals were showing significantly (p < 0.05) more stress who felt they could be infected or those who read COVID-19 related post regularly. Individuals who were worried about, to have infection in their family/friends or suffering financial burden were more in stress, anxiety or depression. Conclusion: There was high prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress during COVID-19 pandemic because of changes in life style.
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OBJECTIVE: To rule out possible effects of lockdown/self-isolation on eating behaviors and to determine development of eating disorders in the pandemic due to stress and anxiety, produced as a result of fear of chances to get infection or stress produced due to social isolation. METHODOLOGY: An online survey-based study was performed by the way of social media and other online networking modes from April-May 2020, the number of participants was n=313, online SCOFF questionnaire was given to participants aged between 18 to 38 years. RESULTS: The SCOFF positive male were 66(47.5%) and female were 114(65.5%) while Binge eating disorders positive males were 102 (73.4%) and female were 113(64.9%). Furthermore, the increased size of meal in isolation period was significantly (p-0.0009) associated with Binge eating disorders positive females. The change in food intake time during isolation was also significantly (P-0.03, P-0.01 and P-0.001 respectively) more in SCOFF +ve female, Binge eating disorders positive male/female. Addition of snacks /fried /frozen food was significantly (P-0.007, P-0.0003) more in Binge eating disorders positive male and female. Surprisingly, no any significant difference was observed when participants were asked about exercise or physical activity before or during novel corona virus pandemic, however, a big proportion of general population 63.5% people were involved in exercise and/physical activities which reduced to 34.5% during pandemic. CONCLUSION: Eating disorders and changed eating pattern along with less physical activity was observed during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.