Article ; Online: COVID-19 Pandemic Causing Depression in Different Sociodemographic Groups in Saudi Arabia.
International journal of environmental research and public health
2021 Volume 18, Issue 13
Abstract: ... working, and a travel ban. We aim to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people's depression ... COVID-19 disease was announced as a global pandemic in March 2020 by the World health organization ... the precautionary measures, knowledge on COVID-19, and depression. Depression was assessed with the Impact of Event ...
| Abstract | COVID-19 disease was announced as a global pandemic in March 2020 by the World health organization (WHO). Saudi Arabia was among the first countries to enforce restriction measures such as closing schools, remote working, and a travel ban. We aim to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people's depression in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional online survey of 1109 participants was conducted during the curfew between 18th of May and 11th of June 2020. An online questionnaire included questions about the commitment to follow the precautionary measures, knowledge on COVID-19, and depression. Depression was assessed with the Impact of Event Scale-Revised method. Females, unmarried individuals, elderly persons, parents of young children, unemployed, and small families were more likely to be depressed. Education level did not explain the differences in depression. However, the more knowledge the participants had about COVID-19 the better they followed the restrictions. A regression analysis revealed that the commitment of a person to follow the restrictions increased his/her depression symptoms. Attention should be paid to different groups of people in future psychiatric planning. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Aged ; COVID-19 ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Depression/epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Saudi Arabia/epidemiology |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-06-29 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ISSN | 1660-4601 |
| ISSN (online) | 1660-4601 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18136955 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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