skip to main content
Language:
Search Limited to: Search Limited to: Resource type Show Results with: Show Results with: Search type Index

Anxiety Levels Amid the COVID-19 Lockdown in Saudi Arabia

International journal of general medicine, 2021-01, Vol.14, p.2161-2170 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2021 Albagmi et al. ;COPYRIGHT 2021 Dove Medical Press Limited ;2021. This work is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;2021 Albagmi et al. 2021 Albagmi et al. ;ISSN: 1178-7074 ;EISSN: 1178-7074 ;DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S312465 ;PMID: 34103971

Full text available

Citations Cited by
  • Title:
    Anxiety Levels Amid the COVID-19 Lockdown in Saudi Arabia
  • Author: Albagmi, Faisal Mashel ; AlNujaidi, Heba Yaagoub ; Al Shawan, Deema Saad
  • Subjects: Analysis ; Anxiety ; anxiety disorder ; Coronaviruses ; COVID-19 ; Medical research ; Medicine, Experimental ; Mental depression ; Middle East respiratory syndrome ; Original Research ; prevalence ; psychological impact ; saudi arabia ; Surveys
  • Is Part Of: International journal of general medicine, 2021-01, Vol.14, p.2161-2170
  • Description: To assess the prevalence of anxiety and factors associated with it during the peak of the outbreak in Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional research screened the general public using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 to detect anxiety levels. The questionnaire was distributed online during May 2020, while lockdowns were enforced. A total of 3017 respondents from all five main regions of Saudi Arabia completed the survey. The prevalence of anxiety was measured. Chi-square and logistic regression analyses were executed to determine associated factors with anxiety during peak lockdown. About 19.6% of the respondents possessed a moderate to severe level of anxiety during the pandemic. Western, Northern, and Eastern regions of Saudi Arabia were found to be the most anxious. Female participants had 5.3% higher levels of anxiety compared to male counterparts. The youngest age group (18 to 19 years), most of them were students, reported the highest frequency of anxiety (28.7%). Divorced and single participants had a higher level of anxiety compared to married ones. After adjusted with other variables, living with a family member with risk of the COVID-19 was the best predictor assessing anxiety amid peak lockdown (OR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.4-2.2). Notable anxiety prevailed during the initial phase of the COVID-19 outbreak in Saudi Arabia. The presence of vulnerable subjects in the family augments this psychological disorder considerably. Our findings promulgate a need to inculcate nation-wide strategies to enforce public health emergency preparedness plans to mitigate the adverse psychological effects of outbreaks.
  • Publisher: New Zealand: Dove Medical Press Limited
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1178-7074
    EISSN: 1178-7074
    DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S312465
    PMID: 34103971
  • Source: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
    GFMER Free Medical Journals
    PubMed Central
    DOVE Medical Press Journals
    Coronavirus Research Database
    ROAD: Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources
    ProQuest Central
Back to results list
INSPIRE LIBRARY - TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY (84-028) 37 755 057 Feedback
19 Nguyen Huu Tho St. Dist.7, HCM thuvien@tdtu.edu.vn

Copyright © 2017 INSPIRE LIBRARY - TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY

Searching Remote Databases, Please Wait