Prevalence of Anxiety, Stress, Depression among Malaysian Adults during COVID-19 Pandemic Movement Control Order

Autor: Fatanah Ramlee, Asma Perveen, Hazalizah Hamzah, Azizah Othamn
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Community Health. 32:579-581
ISSN: 2248-9509
0971-7587
DOI: 10.47203/ijch.2020.v32i03.020
Popis: Background: The COVID-19 virus is not only effecting physical health, but immensely effecting on psychological health Objective: To evaluate the psychological health issues, stress, anxiety and depression, among the adult population during the movement control period of COVID-19 Design: Research study is cross-section design, online data collection through social media and internet Methods and Material: Online cross-sectional survey was conduct (n=716) using Depression, Anxiety and Stress scale (DASS) Statistical analysis used: descriptive statistical analyses, to highlight the prevalence rate of psychological issues and coping response using SPSS Results: The prevalence in score of Stress 70% (Mean=2 02), Anxiety 67% (Mean=1 71) and Depression 42 3% (Mean=2 28) Conclusions: There is significant prevalence of psychological health issues among adults during the adverse unavoidable circumstance due to COVID-19 Pandemic movement control order © 2020, Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine All rights reserved
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