Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Social Support among Adult Egyptians
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Social Support among Adult Egyptians
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DOI：
10.1007/s10900-020-00853-5
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发表时间：
2020-08-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Salama, Hend M.
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作者：
El-Zoghby, Safaa M.;Soltan, Enayat M.;Salama, Hend M.
疫情对个人的心理影响包括严重和广泛的精神疾病发病率。人们可能会经历这样的感受；担心被感染或生病，增加自责和无助。本研究旨在评估COVID-19在大流行期间对埃及成年人心理健康和社会支持的影响。这是一项采用匿名在线问卷的横断面观察性研究。这项调查是通过社交网站上的链接进行的。调查于2020年5月2日至2020年5月9日进行。采用便利滚雪球抽样法对埃及成人一般人群（510名）进行抽样。影响事件量表平均34.3 +/- 15。约211家（41.4%）受到严重影响。工作压力增加的有174人（34.1%），经济压力增加的有284人（55.7%），家庭压力增加的有320人（62.7%）。其中，有275名（53.9%）、265名（52%）感到恐惧和无助，有338名（66.3%）感到担忧。只有24.2%的人表示朋友的支持增加了，而207年的家庭成员的支持增加了（40.6%）。46.5%的人与家人分享，176人（34.5%）与他人分享。330名受访者更关心家人的感受（64.7%）。年龄和农村居住是事件评分影响的负向预测因子，而女性性别或慢性病存在是事件评分影响的正预测因子。新冠肺炎疫情对埃及成年人产生了巨大的心理影响，并影响了社会支持。
The psychological impact of outbreaks on individuals includes an intense and wide range of psychiatric morbidities. People are likely to experience feelings as; worry about being infected or getting sick, increased self-blame, and helplessness. This study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and social support among Egyptian adults during the period of the pandemic. This is a cross-sectional observational study using an anonymous online questionnaire. The survey was conducted through a link shared on social networking sites. It was conducted from 2 May 2020 to 9 May 2020. The general populations of the Egyptian adults were included by using convenience and snowball sampling technique (510 adults). Impact Event scale mean 34.3 +/- 15. About 211 (41.4%) suffered a severe impact. There was an increase in stress from work in 174 (34.1%), financial stress in 284 (55.7%), and stress from home in 320 (62.7%). Half of them felt horrified and helpless in 275 (53.9%), and 265 (52%) respectively, while 338 (66.3%) felt apprehensive. only 24.2% reported increased support from friends, while increased support from family members in 207 (40.6%). 46.5% shared their feelings with family members, while 176 (34.5%) shared with others. Caring for family members' feelings increased in 330 (64.7%). Age and rural residency were negative predictors for the impact of event score, while female gender or presence of chronic condition was a positive predictor for the impact of event score. Covid-19 pandemic has a great psychological impact on adult Egyptians and affected social support.