Emotional Wellbeing in Saudi Arabia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey

PURPOSE: This study aims to evaluate the overall emotional wellbeing and emotional predictors of the Saudi population during COVID-19. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional design was employed; the data were collected by using the Arabic version of the Mental Health Inventory. RESULTS: A total of...

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Autores principales: Al Mutair, Abbas, Alhajji, Mohammed, Shamsan, Abbas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7966358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33737847
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S279716
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Shamsan, Abbas
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description PURPOSE: This study aims to evaluate the overall emotional wellbeing and emotional predictors of the Saudi population during COVID-19. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional design was employed; the data were collected by using the Arabic version of the Mental Health Inventory. RESULTS: A total of 5041 participants were successfully recruited over 1 week. The participants scored moderately on Anxiety, Depression, Loss of Behavioral/Emotional Control, General Positive Affect, Emotional Ties, and Life Satisfaction. The results indicated that age, gender, marital status, socioeconomic status, and having chronic health conditions are major predictors of emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSION: A rehabilitation program should be initiated to restore the community function and the wellbeing of individuals who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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spelling pubmed-79663582021-03-17 Emotional Wellbeing in Saudi Arabia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey Al Mutair, Abbas Alhajji, Mohammed Shamsan, Abbas Risk Manag Healthc Policy Original Research PURPOSE: This study aims to evaluate the overall emotional wellbeing and emotional predictors of the Saudi population during COVID-19. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional design was employed; the data were collected by using the Arabic version of the Mental Health Inventory. RESULTS: A total of 5041 participants were successfully recruited over 1 week. The participants scored moderately on Anxiety, Depression, Loss of Behavioral/Emotional Control, General Positive Affect, Emotional Ties, and Life Satisfaction. The results indicated that age, gender, marital status, socioeconomic status, and having chronic health conditions are major predictors of emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSION: A rehabilitation program should be initiated to restore the community function and the wellbeing of individuals who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dove 2021-03-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7966358/ /pubmed/33737847 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S279716 Text en © 2021 Al Mutair et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Emotional Wellbeing in Saudi Arabia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey
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title_fullStr Emotional Wellbeing in Saudi Arabia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey
title_full_unstemmed Emotional Wellbeing in Saudi Arabia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey
title_short Emotional Wellbeing in Saudi Arabia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey
title_sort emotional wellbeing in saudi arabia during the covid-19 pandemic: a national survey
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7966358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33737847
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S279716
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