Depressive symptoms associated with COVID-19 preventive practice measures, daily activities in home quarantine and suicidal behaviors: Findings from a large-scale online survey in Bangladesh

BMC Psychiatry

Md. Tajuddin Sikder¹  Md. Safaet Hossain Sujan²  Md. Saiful Islam²  Rafia Tasnim²  Most. Zannatul Ferdous³  Mark D. Griffiths⁴  Promi Tahsin⁵  Sourav Kundu⁶  Abu Syed Md. Mosaddek⁷  Jakir Hossain Bhuiyan Masud⁸ 

[1] Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, 1342, Dhaka, Bangladesh;Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, 1342, Dhaka, Bangladesh;Centre for Advanced Research Excellence in Public Health, Savar, 1342, Dhaka, Bangladesh;Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, 1342, Dhaka, Bangladesh;Quest Bangladesh Biomedical Research Center, Lalmatia, 1207, Dhaka, Bangladesh;International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, NG1 4FQ, Nottingham, UK;Quest Bangladesh Biomedical Research Center, Lalmatia, 1207, Dhaka, Bangladesh;Quest Bangladesh Biomedical Research Center, Lalmatia, 1207, Dhaka, Bangladesh;Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology, 140-0011, Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Japan;Quest Bangladesh Biomedical Research Center, Lalmatia, 1207, Dhaka, Bangladesh;Department of Pharmacology, Uttara Adhunik Medical College, Uttara, 1230, Dhaka, Bangladesh;Quest Bangladesh Biomedical Research Center, Lalmatia, 1207, Dhaka, Bangladesh;Public Health Informatics Foundation (PHIF), Mirpur, 1216, Dhaka, Bangladesh;

关键词: Depressive symptoms;    Suicidal behaviors;    Mental health;    Home quarantine;    COVID-19;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-021-03246-7

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe world is facing a public health emergency situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological wellbeing among individuals worldwide has been negatively affected by the pandemic especially in low- and middle-income countries such as Bangladesh. The present study aimed to assess the estimate of depressive symptoms and investigated its associations with COVID-19 preventive practice measures, daily activities in home quarantine, and suicidal behaviors in a large-scale Bangladeshi online survey.MethodsAn online-based cross-sectional survey was widely distributed to Bangladeshi citizens. A total of 13,654 participants (61.0% male; mean age = 24.0 years [SD = 6.0]; age range 18–65 years) completed the survey between May and June (2020). The survey included socio-demographics and COVID-19-related questions, along with lifestyle, suicidal, and psychometric measures. Hierarchical regression was performed to determine significant associations between depression and examined variables.ResultsThe estimate of depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic was 43.5%. Based on hierarchical regression analysis, depression was significantly associated with not engaging in COVID-19 preventive measures, daily activities in home quarantine (e.g., playing videogames), and suicidal behaviors.ConclusionsDepressive symptoms appeared to be high during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. To fight against the pandemic, mental health issues as well as physical health issues need to be taken into consideration.

【 授权许可】

CC BY