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Background: The novel Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Association (WHO) in March 2020, impacting the lifestyles, economy, physical and mental health of individuals globally. Little is known about the relationship between the impact of COVID-19 and one’s mental health status, and thus research needs to be conducted to identify the factors involved and develop tailored evidence-based strategies in response to reduce the adverse psychological impact. Methods: From February to June 2020, we conducted an online Global Mental Health survey which recruited participants via a respondent-driven sampling country in 8 countries (China, Pakistan, Philippines, Iran, Poland, Spain, USA and Vietnam). The online survey collected information on demographic characteristics, physical symptoms and health service utilisation, contact history, knowledge and concerns regarding COVID-19, precautionary measures taken and additional health information variables among the countries involved. The psychological impact was measured by the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) questionnaire and the mental health status was measured by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Results: There were 5555 participants involved in the study, 31.4% male and 68.6% female, with an age range of 12-to above 50 years of age. There were significant differences in the mean IES-R and DASS-21 scores between the 8 countries (F(7, 55477) = 71.605, η2=0.085, p |
