Anxiety among the general population during Coronavirus-19 Disease in Saudi Arabia: implications for a mental support program.
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Abstract Background The 2019 outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an worldwide health emergency that threatens mental health of general public. Research data are required to establish evidence-based approaches to alleviate the symptoms of anxiety during the outbreak. This study aimed to survey the general public in Saudi Arabia to help in understanding their levels of anxiety during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods The researchers performed an on-line survey using snowball sampling methods from April 1 through April 10, 2020. The online survey collected demographics information data, while the Social Anxiety Questionnaire for Adults (SAQ-A30) was used to measure anxiety level. Results This study consisted of 709 respondents from different regions of Saudi Arabia. The general population reported mild to moderate rates of anxiety. Married respondents were associated with a significantly higher level of anxiety (p<0.05). Conclusions The respondents reported mild to moderate anxiety during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia. Implication for practice The results of this study identify the implications to lower levels of anxiety that may be used during the COVID-19 outbreak to develop mental health support programs to improve the mental health of vulnerable groups.
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Many researchers have reported an increase in anxiety and depression owing to the ongoing pandemic.
“Many researchers have also reported an increase in anxiety and depression owing to the ongoing pandemic (Alkwiese Sr et al., 2020; Holmes et al., 2020; Liang et al., 2020; Liu X. et al., 2020; Rajkumar, 2020; Roy et al., 2020; Sood, 2020; Varshney et al., 2020).”
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The Introduction says the continuing COVID-19 outbreak is triggering anxiety, and the Abstract reports mild to moderate anxiety among respondents in Saudi Arabia. The paper does not report depression or measure an increase in either condition against a pre-pandemic baseline. (LLM, conf=0.87)
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- Authors
- Alsaqri, S. H., Alkwiese, M. J., Aldalaykeh, M. K., Hamzi, M. I., Mahdi, M. M., & Shafie, Z. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Ha'il (SA)
- Jordan University of Science and Technology (JO)
- Sultan Zainal Abidin University (MY)
- Corresponding author
- Alsaqri, Salman H.
- Aldalaykeh, Mohammed K.
- Hamzi, Mada Ibrahim
- Mahdi, Mada Mousa
- Shafie, Zainab M.
- Venue
- medRxiv
- Publisher
- openRxiv
- Published
- 2020-05-11
- OpenAlex
- W3023679633
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3
- Type
- posted content
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- medRxiv (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety, general population, mental health, marital status, Saudi Arabia, public mental health
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