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Predictors of psychological distress among the public in Oman amid coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a cross-sectional analytical study.
- Source :
- Psychology, Health & Medicine; Jan2021, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p131-144, 14p, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global, virulent pandemic disease that emerged in December 2019, with both short- and long-term psychological repercussions being inevitable. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of psychological distress, defined by the presence of either depression or anxiety, among the public in Oman during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a web-based, cross-sectional study conducted using governmental and private institutional e-mail systems and social media platforms. Anxiety and depression were assessed using both the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the independent predictors. There were a total of 1538 participants in this study (75% female). The prevalence of psychological distress was 30%. Being female, having financial instability, being treated for mental illness and self-medication for coping with stress were independent predictors of psychological distress among the study sample (Odds ratio [OR] = 1.69, confidence interval [CI] = 1.24–2.29; OR = 2.05, CI = 1.54–2.74; OR = 5.35, CI = 3.50–8.18; OR = 7.23, CI = 3.06–17.09, respectively). The results from this study will help public health officials in Oman to plan for and mitigate psychological repercussions of the current and future pandemics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
ANXIETY
CONFIDENCE intervals
MENTAL depression
PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
MENTAL health services
PUBLIC health
QUESTIONNAIRES
RISK assessment
SELF medication
SEX distribution
STRESS management
LOGISTIC regression analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
SOCIAL media
DISEASE prevalence
CROSS-sectional method
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ODDS ratio
COVID-19 pandemic
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13548506
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Psychology, Health & Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 147874739
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2020.1842473