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Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on general population in West Bengal: A cross-sectional study

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Chakraborty, Kaustav, Chatterjee, Moumita·2020·Indian Journal of Psychiatry

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BACKGROUND: COVID-19 pandemic poses a unique medical challenge to the humanity in recent times. The psychological impact of the pandemic itself and the lockdown in particular is likely to be huge. AIM: To assess the psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on general population in West Bengal. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It was an online survey which was conducted using Google Forms with link sent using WhatsApp. A 38-item self-designed questionnaire was used for the study. The survey questionnaire would take around 5-7 min to complete. Total 507 responses were received by the stipulated time. RESULTS: Near about five-seventh (71.8%) and one-fifth (24.7%) of the respondents felt more worried and depressed, respectively, in the past 2 weeks. Half of the respondents (52.1%) were preoccupied with the idea of contracting COVID-19 and one-fifth (21.1%) of the respondents were repeatedly thinking of getting themselves tested for the presence of COVID-19 despite having no symptoms. Majority (69.6%) of the respondents were worried about the financial loss they were incurring during the period of lockdown. One-fourth (25.6%) and one-third (30.8%) of the respondents found that COVID-19 pandemic had threatened their existence and they found it difficult to adjust to the new routine during 21-day lockdown period, respectively. CONCLUSION: The index survey suggested that worry and sleep disturbances were common among the respondents in the past 2 weeks. The pandemic threatened the existence of the respondents to a great extent and affected their mental status negatively.

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  • COVID-19 fear has been reported to include anxiety and depression while coping with the 'new normal'.

    “and anxiety and depression while coping with the 'new normal ' (Cao et al., 2020; Chakraborty and Chatterjee, 2020; Haleem et al., 2020, Huang and Zhao, 2020).”

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Authors
Chakraborty, K., & Chatterjee, M.
Affiliations
  • West Bengal University of Health Sciences (IN)
  • College of Medicine & JNM Hospital (IN)
Corresponding author
Chakraborty, Kaustav
Venue
Indian Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2020
Volume
62
Issue
3
Pages
266
ISSN
0019-5545 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3025331834
Cited by
153
References
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2025: 2 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 64 · 2020: 31
FWCI
13.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by-nc-sa
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  • Indian Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
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  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
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 › Sociology and Political Science › COVID-19 Prevention and Impact
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, psychological impact, lockdown, anxiety, depression, worry, sleep disorders, fear of infection, financial losses, West Bengal

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