Anxiety in Lebanon during the COVID-19 pandemic
Other Title(s)
القلق في لبنان خلال جائحة فيروس كورونا المستجد
Joint Authors
al-Hashim, Emilio
Najib, Eliane
Qiddis, Werner
Akkari, Miriyam
Haddad, Jurj
Source
The Arab Journal of Psychiatry
Issue
Vol. 31, Issue 2 (30 Nov. 2020), pp.105-119, 15 p.
Publisher
The Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
Publication Date
2020-11-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective: To evaluate the anxiety level among a heterogeneous Lebanese population during the COVID-19 pandemic and find any correlation between the two.
Method: We collected, using an online questionnaire, the sociodemographic characteristics of 2858 randomly selected Lebanese individuals (>18 years), and evaluated their level of anxiety using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory.
Results: We found a significant correlation between an increased level of anxiety and the following characteristics: female sex, younger age, low levels of education, lower monthly income, unemployment, being single, living with family/friends, living in Beirut, smoking, medical history of respiratory diseases, personal and family history of mental illness, taking psychiatric medications, history of anxiety suggested by a physician, and experiencing any kind of confinement/isolation.
On the other hand, no significant association was found between a higher anxiety score and personal infection by the virus, the infection of relatives or friends, or the duration of the confinement.
Conclusion: Infectious outbreaks have a heavy impact on people’s mental health, and this impact is underestimated and neglected as the main focus is on controlling and limiting the disease transmission.
It is important to raise awareness on the matter to be able to prevent anxiety outbreaks following the COVID-19 pandemic.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Hashim, Emilio& Haddad, Jurj& Najib, Eliane& Qiddis, Werner& Akkari, Miriyam. 2020. Anxiety in Lebanon during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry،Vol. 31, no. 2, pp.105-119.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Hashim, Emilio…[et al.]. Anxiety in Lebanon during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 31, no. 2 (Nov. 2020), pp.105-119.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Hashim, Emilio& Haddad, Jurj& Najib, Eliane& Qiddis, Werner& Akkari, Miriyam. Anxiety in Lebanon during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry. 2020. Vol. 31, no. 2, pp.105-119.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 116-118
Record ID
BIM-1268292