Assessing the psychological impact of COVID-19 outbreak and its related factors on Lebanese individuals with physical disabilities.
Disabil Health J
; 14(3): 101073, 2021 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1086874
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In February 2020, the Lebanese authorities announced the first Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) case. Since then, the cases increased significantly, but information on the public's psychological status and specifically individuals with physical disabilities is still limited.PURPOSE:
The study aims to assess the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Lebanese individuals with physical disabilities and study the associated factors. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This is a cross-sectional study involving 118 individuals with physical disabilities. Each filled out an online survey with three sections a personal questionnaire, the Arabic versions of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 and the Fear of COVID-19 scale. Data regarding participants' baseline characteristics, fear, anxiety, and depression were collected and analyzed using the Chi-square test and regressions models.RESULTS:
Individuals with physical disabilities exhibited mild fear of COVID-19, with fear being correlated with age, educational level, and employment status. Furthermore, 22.9% of the population was found to be anxious, and 31.5% were depressed. Anxiety was associated with both marital status and employment status. Finally, depression was proved to be influenced by marital status, employment, and educational level.CONCLUSION:
Results extracted showed that individuals with physical disabilities require substantial attention in order to manage their psychological state during pandemics.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disabled Persons
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Disabil Health J
Journal subject:
Rehabilitation
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Public Health
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Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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