Assessment of Psychological Stress Associated with COVID-19 Lockdown in the Urban Adult Population of India

Autor: Kayalvizhi Kumaravel, Praveen Kumar Ratavaru Sathyam, Rejili Grace Joy Manickaraj, Poonguzhali Sivagananam, Divya Ravikumar, Sumetha Suga Deiva Suga, Vahitha Mala Kunasekaran, Mythili Krishnan, Poongodi Chellapandian, Vasantha Priya Jeyasheelan, Savithri Kanganda Bopaiah, Kavin Mozhi James, Pandian Balu, Udaya Kumari Meesala Chelladurai, Narmatha Sundharesan, Pramanya Balasubramanyam, Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan, Malathi Kullappan, Jenifer M Ambrose, Surapaneni Krishna Mohan
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal. 14:2063-2072
ISSN: 2456-2610
0974-6242
DOI: 10.13005/bpj/2303
Popis: Background: COVID-19, the unprecedented deadly pandemic has turned the world topsy-turvy. It has affected all the people like poor and rich, young and old, educated and uneducated, male and female with detrimental consequences. People who are in quarantine and/or lockdown are likely to develop a wide range of symptoms like psychological stress, irritability, anxiety, depression etc. Hence, this study was undertaken to assess the psychological effects of COVID-19 lockdown among adult population residing in Chennai, India. This study is a cross sectional descriptive study carried out in Chennai, India. A structured questionnaire was developed containing 25 questions related to the emotional disturbance, depression, self-concept, physical problems, cognitive changes and role performance and 7 questions related to the demographics. An online survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire using a non-probability snowball sampling technique. A total of 579 responses were received. The findings of the present study revealed that, among 579 respondents, more than half of the respondents 320(56.3%)were under severe psychological stress, 192(33.2%) respondents that is one third of the people had moderate psychological stress and remaining were having mild psychological stress. The study also revealed that there was a statistically significant association of psychological problems associated with demographic variables. Our Study revealed that people living in Chennai had severe psychological problem due to theCOVID-19 lockdown. This highlights the importance and immediate need for the development special intervention programmes for the people with psychological problems due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
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