Department of Nursing, Aldair University College, Jazan University, Aldair, Saudi Arabia
Research Article
Psychological Distress Among People During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): Aruna Jothishanmugam*, Amani Abdelgader Mohammed Abdelgade, Hawa Ibrahim Abd AllaHamid, Soad Mohamed Abdalla Alnassry and Wafa Abdein Humza Bashir
The COVID - 19 pandemic and lockdown have had profound effects on everyday life worldwide. The aim of this study is to examines the anxiety level of the people during initial period of COVID - 19. The cross sectional online survey was done using the zung Self - rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and zung self-rating depression scale. Out of 250 responders, 19.2 %, 6.4 %, and 0.8 % experienced mild, moderate, marked to severe levels of anxiety. According to analysis, female (OR = 1.3,95 % CI = 0.55 – 3.3,P = 0.524), above the age of 59 years (OR = 1.6, CI= (0.33 – 7.72),P = 0.555), were experiencing moderate level of anxiety when compared with others. Related to depression, 36.4 %,16.4 % and 5.2 % experienced mild, moderate ,marked to severe levels of depression. The findings show that female (OR = 0.79, 95 %, CI = 0.36 – 1.7, P = 0.1 of 0.845), above the age of 59 years (OR = 4.. View More»
