Psychological distress during pandemic Covid-19 among adult general population: Result across 13 countries

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

Zaliha Ismail¹  Akansha Singh²  Karnjana Songwathana³  Soe Soe Aye⁴  Roy Rillera Marzo⁵  Rafidah Bahari⁶  Masoud Lotfizadeh⁷  Roushney Fatima Mukti⁸  Amaluddin Ahmad⁸  Seyedeh Zeinab Taheri Mirani⁹  Saira Mehnaz^1,10  Roshidi Ismail^1,11  Mila Nu Nu Htay^1,12  Dewi Sartika^1,13  Pham Mong^1,14  Titik Respati^1,15  AzlinaWati Nikmat^1,16  Burcu Kucuk Bicer^1,17  Sarath Lekamwasam^1,18  Radwa Abdullah El-Abasiri^1,19  Tin Tin Su^2,20  Siska Nia Irasanti^2,21  Emilio Quilatan Villanueva, III^2,22  Bikash Bikram Thapa^2,23 

[1] Corresponding author.Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Asia Metropolitan University, Malaysia;Global Public Health, Jeffery Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia;Public Health Scholar, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Nepal;;Consultant Surgeon &Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Asia Metropolitan University, Malaysia;Department of Community Medicine, Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Melaka, Malaysia;Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Philippines;Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Asia Metropolitan University, Malaysia;Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Industries, Future University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt;Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Selangor, 40450, Malaysia;Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cyberjaya, Malaysia;Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia;Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Graduate Studies, Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia;Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia;Durham University, United Kingdom;Faculty of Economics and Investment, Bangkok University, Thailand;Faculty of Medicine, Karapitiya, Galle, Sri Lanka;Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia;Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Education and Informatics, Ankara, Turkey;PhD Candidate in Biomedicine, Monash University, Malaysia;Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran;;South East Asia Community Observatory (SEACO) &University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam;

关键词: COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI);    Pandemic;    Distress;    COVID-19;    Coronavirus;    Mental health;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The COVID-19 pandemics caused an unprecedented mortality, distress, and globally poses a challenge to mental resilience. To our knowledge, this is the first study that aimed to investigate the psychological distress among the adult general population across 13 countries. This cross-sectional study was conducted through online survey by recruiting 7091 respondents. Psychological distress was evaluated with COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI). The crude prevalence of psychological distress due to COVID-19 is highest in Vietnam, followed by Egypt, and Bangladesh. Through Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis, the respondents from Vietnam holds the highest level of distress, while the respondents from Sri Lanka holds the lowest level of distress with reference to Nepal.Female respondents had higher odds of having reported psychological distress, and those with tertiary education were less likely to report psychological distress compared to those with lower level of education. The findings indicate that psychological distress is varies across different countries. Therefore, different countries should continue the surveillance on psychological consequences through the COVID-19 pandemic to monitor the burden and to prepare for the targeted mental health support interventions according to the need. The coping strategies and social support should be provided especially to the lower educational attainment group.

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