Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in both physical and mental health issues, as well as the world's greatest rates of illness and mortality. The COVID19 pandemic is significantly worse than the early 1900s Flu Pandemic. COVID-19, on the other hand, has been wreaking havoc on people's mental health all across the world. During the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, those who were quarantined outside their nation, had difficulty accessing mental health care, and lacked social and family support and resources were more likely to acquire mental health disorders.
The goal of this study was to look into the risk factors for COVID-19 and how it affected the mental health of Saudi individuals studying and staying abroad during the pandemic.
From August to September 2020, a cross-sectional online poll of Saudi citizens who were outside the country was undertaken. Six hundred and twenty-two Saudi citizens in host countries filled out an online sociodemographic questionnaire, as well as the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scales.
Results: During the pandemic, more than 60% of the subjects experienced mental symptoms, with 34% and 30% meeting diagnostic criteria for depressed symptoms and anxiety symptoms, respectively. Females, those under the age of forty, those who were unmarried or divorced, and those who lived alone were more likely to suffer from psychiatric disorders. Around 7% were unsatisfied with their ability to adjust to the changes brought on by the COVID-19 epidemic. More than 75% of the participants stated emphatically that living with other coworkers throughout the pandemic helped them cope better with the negative consequences of the outbreak.
Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative
psychological impact on Saudi individuals living abroad, with female gender,
young age, single or divorced status, and remaining alone having a substantial
psychological impact. These and other studies emphasise the importance of
reducing obstacles to online mental health treatments, social and family
support, and prompt resource supply.
Author(S) Details
Naseem Akhtar Qureshi
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Science and Research Center,
Al-Falah University, Faridabad-121004, Haryana, India.
Reham F. Gassas
Clinical Psychologist, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia.
Marwah Ahmed Behisi
Clinical Child Psychologist, National center for Mental Health Promotion,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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