Role of positive mental health in reducing fears related to COVID-19 and general anxiety disorder in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Autor: Mahmood QK; Department of Gender Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan., Sohail MM; Department of Sociology, University of Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan., Qureshi WA; Department of Sociology, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yeşiltepe, Eskişehir, Turkey., Zakar R; Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan., Wrona KJ; School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany., Fischer F; Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. florian.fischer1@charite.de.; Bavarian Research Center for Digital Health and Social Care, Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Kempten, Germany. florian.fischer1@charite.de.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC psychology [BMC Psychol] 2022 Jun 27; Vol. 10 (1), pp. 163. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 27.
DOI: 10.1186/s40359-022-00869-7
Abstrakt: Background: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has posed multiple challenges to healthcare systems. Evidence suggests that mental well-being is badly affected due to compliance with preventative measures in containing the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to explore the role of positive mental health (subjective sense of wellbeing) to cope with fears related to COVID-19 and general anxiety disorder in the Pashtun community in Pakistan.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 501 respondents from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participating in an online-based study. We performed correlational analysis, hierarchical linear regression and structural equational modeling (SEM) to analyze the role of mental health in reducing fears and general anxiety disorder.
Results: The results of the SEM show that positive mental health has direct effects in reducing the fear related to COVID-19 (β = - 0.244, p < 0.001) and general anxiety (β = - 0.210, p < 0.001). Fears of COVID-19 has a direct effect on increasing general anxiety (β = 0.480). In addition, positive mental health also has an indirect effect (β = - 0.117, p < 0.001) on general anxiety (R 2  = 0.32, p < 0.001) through reducing fear of coronavirus.
Conclusion: Based on these findings, there is a need to develop community health policies emphasizing on promotive and preventive mental health strategies for people practicing social/physical distancing.
(© 2022. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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