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The Effect of Curfew on the General Mental Well-Being of the Population in Saudi Arabia After the COVID-19 Outbreak
Introduction Mental well-being is an essential aspect of general health. Assessing mental well-being is crucial to leading a healthy life. The global population is, presumptively, affected at a ratio of one out of four individuals with a mental or neurological disorder. This further emphasized the i...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8687454/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34950561 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20540 |
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author | Alhwimani, Abdullah K Elzahrani, Mohamed R Hilabi, Ahmed S Alghamdi, Ghazi A Elzahrany, Yazeed R Sami, Mahmoud H Ouda, Mohamed M |
author_facet | Alhwimani, Abdullah K Elzahrani, Mohamed R Hilabi, Ahmed S Alghamdi, Ghazi A Elzahrany, Yazeed R Sami, Mahmoud H Ouda, Mohamed M |
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description | Introduction Mental well-being is an essential aspect of general health. Assessing mental well-being is crucial to leading a healthy life. The global population is, presumptively, affected at a ratio of one out of four individuals with a mental or neurological disorder. This further emphasized the importance of the financial, social, and health implications that ensue. Methods and materials Data collection was performed using the symptoms checklist-90 (SCL-90) survey between March and April of 2021. The data collected included demographic data as well as nine domains that include some of the most common psychiatric symptoms. The collected questionnaires were analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests. Non-parametric tests were utilized, as the SCL-90 dimensions and global index scores follow a non-normal distribution. Results The questionnaire yielded 387 responses. Females comprised the majority of the participants. The most prevalent symptom described as extremely common by females was waking up early in the morning. The most commonly described symptom described as not at all by females was hearing words that others do not hear. There was no statistical difference in mental well-being between males and females. Older participants (>40 years old) had better mental well-being in comparison to their younger counterparts. Conclusion During the fallout of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, much attention and resources were allocated toward the physical aspect of the pandemic, yet the psychological implications must not be understated. Multiple variables, such as age, marital status, and unemployment, may impact the mental well-being of the population and must be further assessed. |
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spelling | pubmed-86874542021-12-22 The Effect of Curfew on the General Mental Well-Being of the Population in Saudi Arabia After the COVID-19 Outbreak Alhwimani, Abdullah K Elzahrani, Mohamed R Hilabi, Ahmed S Alghamdi, Ghazi A Elzahrany, Yazeed R Sami, Mahmoud H Ouda, Mohamed M Cureus Family/General Practice Introduction Mental well-being is an essential aspect of general health. Assessing mental well-being is crucial to leading a healthy life. The global population is, presumptively, affected at a ratio of one out of four individuals with a mental or neurological disorder. This further emphasized the importance of the financial, social, and health implications that ensue. Methods and materials Data collection was performed using the symptoms checklist-90 (SCL-90) survey between March and April of 2021. The data collected included demographic data as well as nine domains that include some of the most common psychiatric symptoms. The collected questionnaires were analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests. Non-parametric tests were utilized, as the SCL-90 dimensions and global index scores follow a non-normal distribution. Results The questionnaire yielded 387 responses. Females comprised the majority of the participants. The most prevalent symptom described as extremely common by females was waking up early in the morning. The most commonly described symptom described as not at all by females was hearing words that others do not hear. There was no statistical difference in mental well-being between males and females. Older participants (>40 years old) had better mental well-being in comparison to their younger counterparts. Conclusion During the fallout of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, much attention and resources were allocated toward the physical aspect of the pandemic, yet the psychological implications must not be understated. Multiple variables, such as age, marital status, and unemployment, may impact the mental well-being of the population and must be further assessed. Cureus 2021-12-20 /pmc/articles/PMC8687454/ /pubmed/34950561 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20540 Text en Copyright © 2021, Alhwimani et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Family/General Practice Alhwimani, Abdullah K Elzahrani, Mohamed R Hilabi, Ahmed S Alghamdi, Ghazi A Elzahrany, Yazeed R Sami, Mahmoud H Ouda, Mohamed M The Effect of Curfew on the General Mental Well-Being of the Population in Saudi Arabia After the COVID-19 Outbreak |
title | The Effect of Curfew on the General Mental Well-Being of the Population in Saudi Arabia After the COVID-19 Outbreak |
title_full | The Effect of Curfew on the General Mental Well-Being of the Population in Saudi Arabia After the COVID-19 Outbreak |
title_fullStr | The Effect of Curfew on the General Mental Well-Being of the Population in Saudi Arabia After the COVID-19 Outbreak |
title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Curfew on the General Mental Well-Being of the Population in Saudi Arabia After the COVID-19 Outbreak |
title_short | The Effect of Curfew on the General Mental Well-Being of the Population in Saudi Arabia After the COVID-19 Outbreak |
title_sort | effect of curfew on the general mental well-being of the population in saudi arabia after the covid-19 outbreak |
topic | Family/General Practice |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8687454/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34950561 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20540 |
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