Department of Nursing, Sabya University College, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
Research Article
Psychological Distress among People during COVID - 19 Pandemic: A Cross - Sectional Study
Author(s): Aruna Jothishanmugam*, Amani Abdelgader Mohammed Abdelgader, 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 examine 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 = 0.845), above the age of 59 years (OR =.. View More»
