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Impact of COVID-19 on mental health and quality of life: Is there any effect? A cross-sectional study of the MENA region

The COVID-19 pandemic is a major health crisis that has changed the life of millions globally. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of the pandemic on mental health and quality of life among the general population in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. A total of 6142 adult...

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Autores principales: Al Dhaheri, Ayesha S., Bataineh, Mo’ath F., Mohamad, Maysm N., Ajab, Abir, Al Marzouqi, Amina, Jarrar, Amjad H., Habib-Mourad, Carla, Abu Jamous, Dima O., Ali, Habiba I., Al Sabbah, Haleama, Hasan, Hayder, Stojanovska, Lily, Hashim, Mona, Abd Elhameed, Osama A., Shaker Obaid, Reyad R., ElFeky, Samar, Saleh, Sheima T., Osaili, Tareq M., Cheikh Ismail, Leila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7993788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33765015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249107
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author Al Dhaheri, Ayesha S.
Bataineh, Mo’ath F.
Mohamad, Maysm N.
Ajab, Abir
Al Marzouqi, Amina
Jarrar, Amjad H.
Habib-Mourad, Carla
Abu Jamous, Dima O.
Ali, Habiba I.
Al Sabbah, Haleama
Hasan, Hayder
Stojanovska, Lily
Hashim, Mona
Abd Elhameed, Osama A.
Shaker Obaid, Reyad R.
ElFeky, Samar
Saleh, Sheima T.
Osaili, Tareq M.
Cheikh Ismail, Leila
author_facet Al Dhaheri, Ayesha S.
Bataineh, Mo’ath F.
Mohamad, Maysm N.
Ajab, Abir
Al Marzouqi, Amina
Jarrar, Amjad H.
Habib-Mourad, Carla
Abu Jamous, Dima O.
Ali, Habiba I.
Al Sabbah, Haleama
Hasan, Hayder
Stojanovska, Lily
Hashim, Mona
Abd Elhameed, Osama A.
Shaker Obaid, Reyad R.
ElFeky, Samar
Saleh, Sheima T.
Osaili, Tareq M.
Cheikh Ismail, Leila
author_sort Al Dhaheri, Ayesha S.
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description The COVID-19 pandemic is a major health crisis that has changed the life of millions globally. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of the pandemic on mental health and quality of life among the general population in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. A total of 6142 adults from eighteen countries within the MENA region completed an online questionnaire between May and June 2020. Psychological impact was assessed using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the social and family support impact was assessed with questions from the Perceived Support Scale (PSS). The IES-R mean score was 29.3 (SD = 14.8), corresponding to mild stressful impact with 30.9% reporting severe psychological impact. Most participants (45%–62%) felt horrified, apprehensive, or helpless due to COVID-19. Furthermore, over 40% reported increased stress from work and financial matters. Higher IES-R scores were found among females, participants aged 26–35 years, those with lower educational level, and participants residing in the North Africa region (p<0.005). About 42% reported receiving increased support from family members, 40.5% were paying more attention to their mental health, and over 40% reported spending more time resting since the pandemic started. The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with mild psychological impact while it also encouraged some positive impact on family support and mental health awareness among adults in the MENA region. Clinical interventions targeted towards vulnerable groups such as females and younger adults are needed.
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spelling pubmed-79937882021-04-05 Impact of COVID-19 on mental health and quality of life: Is there any effect? A cross-sectional study of the MENA region Al Dhaheri, Ayesha S. Bataineh, Mo’ath F. Mohamad, Maysm N. Ajab, Abir Al Marzouqi, Amina Jarrar, Amjad H. Habib-Mourad, Carla Abu Jamous, Dima O. Ali, Habiba I. Al Sabbah, Haleama Hasan, Hayder Stojanovska, Lily Hashim, Mona Abd Elhameed, Osama A. Shaker Obaid, Reyad R. ElFeky, Samar Saleh, Sheima T. Osaili, Tareq M. Cheikh Ismail, Leila PLoS One Research Article The COVID-19 pandemic is a major health crisis that has changed the life of millions globally. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of the pandemic on mental health and quality of life among the general population in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. A total of 6142 adults from eighteen countries within the MENA region completed an online questionnaire between May and June 2020. Psychological impact was assessed using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the social and family support impact was assessed with questions from the Perceived Support Scale (PSS). The IES-R mean score was 29.3 (SD = 14.8), corresponding to mild stressful impact with 30.9% reporting severe psychological impact. Most participants (45%–62%) felt horrified, apprehensive, or helpless due to COVID-19. Furthermore, over 40% reported increased stress from work and financial matters. Higher IES-R scores were found among females, participants aged 26–35 years, those with lower educational level, and participants residing in the North Africa region (p<0.005). About 42% reported receiving increased support from family members, 40.5% were paying more attention to their mental health, and over 40% reported spending more time resting since the pandemic started. The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with mild psychological impact while it also encouraged some positive impact on family support and mental health awareness among adults in the MENA region. Clinical interventions targeted towards vulnerable groups such as females and younger adults are needed. Public Library of Science 2021-03-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7993788/ /pubmed/33765015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249107 Text en © 2021 Al Dhaheri et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Research Article
Al Dhaheri, Ayesha S.
Bataineh, Mo’ath F.
Mohamad, Maysm N.
Ajab, Abir
Al Marzouqi, Amina
Jarrar, Amjad H.
Habib-Mourad, Carla
Abu Jamous, Dima O.
Ali, Habiba I.
Al Sabbah, Haleama
Hasan, Hayder
Stojanovska, Lily
Hashim, Mona
Abd Elhameed, Osama A.
Shaker Obaid, Reyad R.
ElFeky, Samar
Saleh, Sheima T.
Osaili, Tareq M.
Cheikh Ismail, Leila
Impact of COVID-19 on mental health and quality of life: Is there any effect? A cross-sectional study of the MENA region
title Impact of COVID-19 on mental health and quality of life: Is there any effect? A cross-sectional study of the MENA region
title_full Impact of COVID-19 on mental health and quality of life: Is there any effect? A cross-sectional study of the MENA region
title_fullStr Impact of COVID-19 on mental health and quality of life: Is there any effect? A cross-sectional study of the MENA region
title_full_unstemmed Impact of COVID-19 on mental health and quality of life: Is there any effect? A cross-sectional study of the MENA region
title_short Impact of COVID-19 on mental health and quality of life: Is there any effect? A cross-sectional study of the MENA region
title_sort impact of covid-19 on mental health and quality of life: is there any effect? a cross-sectional study of the mena region
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7993788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33765015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249107
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