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COVID-19: Factors associated with psychological distress, fear, and coping strategies among community members across 17 countries

Rahman, Aziz, Islam, Shariful, Tungpunkom, P, Sultana, F, Alif, SM, Banik, B, Salehin, M, Joseph, B, Lam, L, Watts, MC, Khan, SJ, Ghozy, S, Chair, SY, Chien, WT, Schönfeldt-Lecuona, C, El-Khazragy, N, Mahmud, I, Al Mawali, AH, Al Maskari, TS, Alharbi, RJ, Hamza, A, Keblawi, MA, Hammoud, M, Elaidy, AM, Susanto, AD, Bahar Moni, AS, AlQurashi, AA, Ali, A, Wazib, A, Sanluang, CS, Elsori, DH, Yasmin, F, Taufik, FF, Al Kloub, M, Ruiz, MG, Elsayed, M, Eltewacy, NK, Al Laham, N, Oli, N, Abdelnaby, R, Dweik, R, Thongyu, R, Almustanyir, S, Rahman, S, Nitayawan, S, Al-Madhoun, S, Inthong, S, Alharbi, TA, Bahar, T, Ginting, TT and Cross, WM 2021, COVID-19: Factors associated with psychological distress, fear, and coping strategies among community members across 17 countries, Globalization and Health, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 1-19, doi: 10.1186/s12992-021-00768-3.

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Title COVID-19: Factors associated with psychological distress, fear, and coping strategies among community members across 17 countries
Author(s) Rahman, AzizORCID iD for Rahman, Aziz orcid.org/0000-0003-1665-7966
Islam, SharifulORCID iD for Islam, Shariful orcid.org/0000-0001-7926-9368
Tungpunkom, P
Sultana, F
Alif, SM
Banik, B
Salehin, M
Joseph, B
Lam, L
Watts, MC
Khan, SJ
Ghozy, S
Chair, SY
Chien, WT
Schönfeldt-Lecuona, C
El-Khazragy, N
Mahmud, I
Al Mawali, AH
Al Maskari, TS
Alharbi, RJ
Hamza, A
Keblawi, MA
Hammoud, M
Elaidy, AM
Susanto, AD
Bahar Moni, AS
AlQurashi, AA
Ali, A
Wazib, A
Sanluang, CS
Elsori, DH
Yasmin, F
Taufik, FF
Al Kloub, M
Ruiz, MG
Elsayed, M
Eltewacy, NK
Al Laham, N
Oli, N
Abdelnaby, R
Dweik, R
Thongyu, R
Almustanyir, S
Rahman, S
Nitayawan, S
Al-Madhoun, S
Inthong, S
Alharbi, TA
Bahar, T
Ginting, TT
Cross, WM
Journal name Globalization and Health
Volume number 17
Issue number 1
Article ID ARTN 117
Start page 1
End page 19
Total pages 19
Publisher BMC
Place of publication London,Eng
Publication date 2021
ISSN 1744-8603
1744-8603
Keyword(s) coping
coronavirus
COVID-19
fear
GENDER
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
mental health
MENTAL-HEALTH
PEOPLE
psychological distress
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
resilience
Science & Technology
Summary Abstract Background The current pandemic of COVID-19 impacted the psychological wellbeing of populations globally. Objectives We aimed to examine the extent and identify factors associated with psychological distress, fear of COVID-19 and coping. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study across 17 countries during Jun-2020 to Jan-2021. Levels of psychological distress (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale), fear of COVID-19 (Fear of COVID-19 Scale), and coping (Brief Resilient Coping Scale) were assessed. Results A total of 8,559 people participated; mean age (±SD) was 33(±13) years, 64% were females and 40% self-identified as frontline workers. More than two-thirds (69%) experienced moderate-to-very high levels of psychological distress, which was 46% in Thailand and 91% in Egypt. A quarter (24%) had high levels of fear of COVID-19, which was as low as 9% in Libya and as high as 38% in Bangladesh. More than half (57%) exhibited medium to high resilient coping; the lowest prevalence (3%) was reported in Australia and the highest (72%) in Syria. Being female (AOR 1.31 [95% CIs 1.09-1.57]), perceived distress due to change of employment status (1.56 [1.29-1.90]), comorbidity with mental health conditions (3.02 [1.20-7.60]) were associated with higher levels of psychological distress and fear. Doctors had higher psychological distress (1.43 [1.04-1.97]), but low levels of fear of COVID-19 (0.55 [0.41-0.76]); nurses had medium to high resilient coping (1.30 [1.03-1.65]). Conclusions The extent of psychological distress, fear of COVID-19 and coping varied by country; however, we identified few higher risk groups who were more vulnerable than others. There is an urgent need to prioritise health and well-being of those people through well-designed intervention that may need to be tailored to meet country specific requirements.
Language eng
DOI 10.1186/s12992-021-00768-3
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Field of Research 1117 Public Health and Health Services
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Free to Read? Yes
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30153691

Document type: Journal Article
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School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
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