Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental well-being amongst individuals in society- A letter to the editor on “The socio-economic implications of the coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic: A review”

Alradhawi, Mohammad; Shubber, Nour; Sheppard, Jack; Ali, Yousif

doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.04.070

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“…The findings from this study demonstrated that people with financial instability were more at risk of developing psychological distress, similarly, noted in previous studies (Wang, Pan, et al, 2020a). The sense of helplessness attached with the rise in unemployment and the unpredictability of a pandemic has been noted to impact on mental health (Alradhawi et al, 2020;Konstantakopoulos et al, 2019;Sood, 2020). Within the socio-cultural context, the role of the 'breadwinner' in the Omani community is usually clearly defined and predominantly adopted by the males of the family.…”

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Predictors of psychological distress among the public in Oman amid coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a cross-sectional analytical study

Sinawi

Balushi

Al-Mahrouqi

et al. 2020

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global, virulent pandemic disease that emerged in December 2019, with both short-and longterm psychological repercussions being inevitable. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of psychological distress, defined by the presence of either depression or anxiety, among the public in Oman during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a web-based, cross-sectional study conducted using governmental and private institutional e-mail systems and social media platforms. Anxiety and depression were assessed using both the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the independent predictors. There were a total of 1538 participants in this study (75% female). The prevalence of psychological distress was 30%. Being female, having financial instability, being treated for mental illness and self-medication for coping with stress were independent predictors of psychological distress among the study sample (Odds ratio [OR] = 1.69, confidence interval [CI] = 1.24-2.29; OR = 2.05, CI = 1.54-2.74; OR = 5.35, CI = 3.50-8.18; OR = 7.23, CI = 3.06-17.09, respectively). The results from this study will help public health officials in Oman to plan for and mitigate psychological repercussions of the current and future pandemics.

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Predictors of psychological distress among the public in Oman amid coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a cross-sectional analytical study

Sinawi

Balushi

Al-Mahrouqi

et al. 2020

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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“…It is pertinent here to mention that this outbreak results in multiple problems including fear and death at a large level (Hussain et al, 2020). Similarly, it affects all social institutions such as the economy (Alradhawi, Shubber, Sheppard, & Ali, 2020;Buheji et al, 2020), education (Benatar & Daneman, 2020), health (Coetzee & Kagee, 2020;Driggin et al, 2020;Fang & Meng, 2020;Mansfield, 2020;Romano et al, 2020), religion, family (Ghosh, Dubey, Chatterjee, & Dubey, 2020;Imran, Zeshan, & Pervaiz, 2020), media (Cinelli et al, 2020;Depoux et al, 2020;McCauley, Minsky, & Viswanath, 2013), recreation (Begović, 2020;Brouder et al, 2020;Davies, 2020;Parnell, Widdop, Bond, & Wilson, 2020) and politics as well. Furthermore, business is stopped and educational institutions are also closed.…”

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Risk Reduction of COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan

Shoaib

Abdullah

2020

Social Work in Public Health

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This study attempt to examine the risk reduction mechanism of the COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan. World Health Organization (WHO) declared the emergency and provided guidelines to reduce the risk of a pandemic. Thus, people tried to adopt multiple health safety measures to reduce the risk of a pandemic outbreak. Therefore, this study was designed to conduct an online survey technique to collect information from 1264 individuals in Pakistan. The rationale to select the technique was based on the pandemic situations in the country i.e. COVID-19. Moreover, it was used to main social distancing and following the health safety measures. Thus, a well-structured questionnaire was administered based on an attitudinal scale and google form was used. The inclusion criteria were defined on the questionnaire such as an independent age bracket (18-60), resident of Pakistan, using social media, and literate. The response was stopped after reaching the sample at 1264 participants. The study findings reveal that social isolation, social distancing, and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) had a significant positive impact on risk reduction of COVID-19 among individuals. Moreover, hand and respiratory hygienic along with the risk of infection also significantly contributing to minimizing the pandemic outbreak.

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“…Furthermore, unlike the more localized EVD epidemic ( CDC, 2019b ), the transcontinental spread of the current COVID-19 pandemic ( Worldmeter, 2020b ), although similar in its geographical distribution to the H1N1 pandemic ( CDC, 2010 ), has precipitated an unusual global economic, social, and geopolitical crises ( Nicola et al, 2020 ). These have resulted in mental health distress among the general public ( Alradhawi et al, 2020 ). The proportion of publications about health care workers was higher for EVD as compared to the other two outbreaks.…”

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Mental health research in response to the COVID-19, Ebola, and H1N1 outbreaks: A comparative bibliometric analysis

Maalouf

Mdawar

Meho

et al. 2021

Journal of Psychiatric Research

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Introduction Both the COVID-19 pandemic and its management have had a negative impact on mental health worldwide. There is a growing body of research on mental health as it relates to the pandemic. The objective of this study is to use bibliometric analyses to assess the mental health research output related to the COVID-19 pandemic and compare it to that of the West Africa Ebola and H1N1 outbreaks. Methodology We performed comprehensive searches in Embase, PubMed, and Scopus databases, and included all types of documents related to the three outbreaks published since the respective beginnings up to August 26, 2020. Results Despite the shorter time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, relative to Ebola and H1N1, we found a much greater number of mental health documents related to COVID-19 (n=3,070) compared to the two other outbreaks (127 for Ebola and 327 for H1N1). The proportion of documents in the top 10% journals was 31% for COVID-19, 24% for Ebola, and 40% for H1N1. Authors affiliated with institutions located in high-income countries published or contributed to 79% of all documents followed by authors from upper-middle-income countries (23%), lower-middle-income countries (10%), and low-income countries (2%). Approximately 19% of the documents reported receiving funding and 23% were the product of international collaboration. Conclusion Mental health research output is already greater for COVID-19 compared to Ebola and H1N1 combined. A minority of documents reported funding, was the product of international collaboration, or was published by authors located in low-income countries during the three outbreaks in general, and the COVID-19 pandemic in particular.

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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental well-being amongst individuals in society- A letter to the editor on “The socio-economic implications of the coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic: A review”

Cited by 88 publications

References 3 publications

Predictors of psychological distress among the public in Oman amid coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a cross-sectional analytical study

Predictors of psychological distress among the public in Oman amid coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a cross-sectional analytical study

Risk Reduction of COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan

Mental health research in response to the COVID-19, Ebola, and H1N1 outbreaks: A comparative bibliometric analysis

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