Impact of COVID-19 on experiences of anxiety, depression, and coping ability in Oman
Joint Authors
al-Shishtawi, Iman
Qurah, Ahmad
al-Raisiyah, Amani
Golchinheydari, Sirous
Mahfuz, Ala
Simon, Miriyam
Source
The Arab Journal of Psychiatry
Issue
Vol. 32, Issue 1 (31 May. 2021), pp.21-28, 8 p.
Publisher
The Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
Publication Date
2021-05-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the social and economic activities of the world as it forced most countries to lockdown with many consequences.
Objectives: The current study assessed the impact of lockdown on the experiences of stress, anxiety, depression, and coping ability in a cohort in Sohar, Sultanate of Oman.
Method: A cross sectional study involved 289 participants who completed a socio-demographic questionnaire along with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the COPE Inventory.
Results: In total, 227 (78.5%) participants reported moderate to high levels of stress; 62 (21.4%) reported high anxiety; and 40 (13.8%) had moderate to severe depression.
Coping strategies were mean 65.1 ± 12.9.
the highest was acceptance (6.2 ± 1.6) followed by positive reframing, religion (5.8 ± 1.7).
Anxiety correlated with denial (r2.230, p .001) while depression was negatively correlated with active coping (r2-135, p.021).
Being a woman and single predicted anxiety.
Conclusion: There is high use of coping strategies which relatively mitigate the effects of stress.
Vulnerable groups should be offered support.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Shishtawi, Iman& Qurah, Ahmad& al-Raisiyah, Amani& Golchinheydari, Sirous& Mahfuz, Ala& Simon, Miriyam. 2021. Impact of COVID-19 on experiences of anxiety, depression, and coping ability in Oman. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry،Vol. 32, no. 1, pp.21-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1267038
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Shishtawi, Iman…[et al.]. Impact of COVID-19 on experiences of anxiety, depression, and coping ability in Oman. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 32, no. 1 (May. 2021), pp.21-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1267038
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Shishtawi, Iman& Qurah, Ahmad& al-Raisiyah, Amani& Golchinheydari, Sirous& Mahfuz, Ala& Simon, Miriyam. Impact of COVID-19 on experiences of anxiety, depression, and coping ability in Oman. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry. 2021. Vol. 32, no. 1, pp.21-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1267038
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 26-27
Record ID
BIM-1267038