Health Literacy, Perceived Threat, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy
; 13: 3147-3153, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1011325
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This was a cross-sectional online survey that targeted adults over the age of 18 residing in Saudi Arabia. The data collection began June 1, 2020 and continued for four weeks. The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Specific, the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire version BIP-Q5, and a 9-item health literacy measure were used.RESULTS:
There were 1249 participants, of which 62.21% were under the age of 34. The prevalence of PTSD was 19.5% among all participants. The results showed that both the perception of threat (OR =1.17, 95% CI = 1.13-1.19) and health literacy (OR =0.97, 95% CI = 0.95-0.99) were associated with PTSD symptoms.CONCLUSION:
This study highlights important findings that the level of an individual's perception of threat and health literacy is associated with symptoms of PTSD. Thus, an understanding of these constructs in the target population will enable the development of better measures designed to reduce the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Risk Manag Healthc Policy
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
RMHP.S290181
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