Psychological Distress among Adults in Home Confinement in the Midst of COVID-19 Outbreak.
Eur J Dent
; 14(S 01): S27-S33, 2020 Dec.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-947577
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to evaluate psychological distress caused by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic among the adult population residing in Pakistan. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This cross-sectional survey-based study comprised 1,000 adults residing in Pakistan. A questionnaire was formulated and circulated among adult population of Pakistan, the depression and anxiety symptoms using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scales were assessed. STATISTICALANALYSIS:
Independent t-test, cross tabulation, and regression analysis were used to identify variables having impact on PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores. A p-value of ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.RESULTS:
Among 1,000 participants, 573 were males and 427 were females who completed the survey. Majority were restricted to home for more than 40 days. Considerable number of participants reported depressive (540, 54%) and anxiety (480, 48%) symptoms. Gender, age, earnings, and occupation have significant relation with psychological distress, although similar was not found with education levels.CONCLUSION:
Psychological distress, a concerning yet addressable issue was found among adults arising amid COVID-19 outbreak. Currently, physical health effects of COVID-19 are being looked, while mental health effects being under-addressed. This issue should be addressed to avoid any psychological impact in future.
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur J Dent
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S-0040-1718644
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