Prevalence and Predictors of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Youth at the Time of COVID-19: An Online Cross-Sectional Multicountry Study
| العنوان: | Prevalence and Predictors of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Youth at the Time of COVID-19: An Online Cross-Sectional Multicountry Study |
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| المؤلفون: | Loai Abu Sharour, Sulaiman Dawood Al Sabei, Khalid A. Aljohani, Ahmed Saifan, Khloud Al Dameery, Omar Al Rawajfah, Bushara Al Zubidi, Samh Anwar, Lina Shkman, Khaled Alomari, Omar Al Omari, Fadwa Alhalaiqa |
| المصدر: | Depression Research and Treatment Depression Research and Treatment, Vol 2020 (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | Hindawi, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, Article Subject, RC435-571, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Pandemic, Health care, Epidemiology, Medicine, Psychology, 030212 general & internal medicine, Psychiatry, Depression (differential diagnoses), business.industry, Mental illness, medicine.disease, Mental health, BF1-990, Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, Scale (social sciences), Anxiety, medicine.symptom, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Research Article |
| الوصف: | Depression and anxiety are prevalent mental illnesses among young people. Crisis like the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may increase the current prevalence of these illnesses. A cross-sectional, descriptive design was used to (1) explore the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among youth and (2) identify to what extent certain variables related to COVID-19 could predict depression, anxiety, and stress (DAS) among young people in six different countries. Participants were requested to complete an online survey including demographics and the DAS scale. A total of 1,057 participants from Oman (n=155), Saudi Arabia (n=121), Jordan (n=332), Iraq (n=117), United Arab Emirates (n=147), and Egypt (n=182) completed the study. The total prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was 57%, 40.5%, and 38.1%, respectively, with no significant differences between countries. Significant predictors of stress, anxiety, and depression were being female, being in contact with a friend and/or a family member with mental illness, being quarantined for 14 days, and using the internet. In conclusion, COVID-19 is an epidemiological crisis that is casting a shadow on youths’ DAS. The restrictions and prolonged lockdowns imposed by COVID-19 are negatively impacting their level of DAS. Healthcare organisations, in collaboration with various sectors, are recommended to apply psychological first aid and design appropriate educational programmes to improve the mental health of youth. |
| وصف الملف: | text/xhtml |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2090-133X 2090-1321 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::28a082e6c46438cefbe26f00c66cb350 http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7537692 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....28a082e6c46438cefbe26f00c66cb350 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 2090133X 20901321 |
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