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COVID-19 Pandemic in a Vulnerable Population: Prevalence and Correlates of Anxiety

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has produced negative mental health outcomes. These effects were more prominent in vulnerable communities that experienced prior similar disasters. The study aimed to examine the likelihood and correlates of anxiety symptoms among Fort McMurray (FMM) residents, duri...

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Autores principales: Shalaby, Reham, Eboreime, Ejemai, Nkire, Nnamdi, Agyapong, Belinda, Pazderka, Hannah, Obuobi-Donkor, Gloria, Adu, Medard Kofi, Mao, Wanying, Owusu, Ernest, Oluwasina, Folajinmi, Agyapong, Vincent I. O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8772915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35049624
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs12010013
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author Shalaby, Reham
Eboreime, Ejemai
Nkire, Nnamdi
Agyapong, Belinda
Pazderka, Hannah
Obuobi-Donkor, Gloria
Adu, Medard Kofi
Mao, Wanying
Owusu, Ernest
Oluwasina, Folajinmi
Agyapong, Vincent I. O.
author_facet Shalaby, Reham
Eboreime, Ejemai
Nkire, Nnamdi
Agyapong, Belinda
Pazderka, Hannah
Obuobi-Donkor, Gloria
Adu, Medard Kofi
Mao, Wanying
Owusu, Ernest
Oluwasina, Folajinmi
Agyapong, Vincent I. O.
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description Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has produced negative mental health outcomes. These effects were more prominent in vulnerable communities that experienced prior similar disasters. The study aimed to examine the likelihood and correlates of anxiety symptoms among Fort McMurray (FMM) residents, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey questionnaire was applied between 24 April and 2 June 2021, at FMM, to gather sociodemographic, COVID-19, and clinical information, including generalized anxiety disorder (using GAD-7 scale). Results: Overall, 186 individuals completed the survey (response rate 74.7%). Most of the respondents were females (159, 85.5%); above 40 years (98, 52.7%); employed (175, 94.1%); and in relationship (132, 71%). The prevalence of moderate-to-severe anxiety was (42.5%, 71) on GAD-7 self-reported scale. Subscribers who reported that they would like to receive mental health support; have received no family support since COVID-19 declaration; and have lost their job during the pandemic were all more likely to report moderate-to-severe anxiety (OR = 3.39; 95% CI: 1.29–8.88), (OR = 4.85; 95% CI: 1.56–15.03), and (OR = 4.40; 95% CI: 1.01–19.24), respectively. Conclusions: Anxiety levels were high among FMM residents, compared to levels before COVID-19. Clinical and social factors significantly predicted likely anxiety in the Fort McMurray population, during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is imperative that resources are mobilized to support vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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spelling pubmed-87729152022-01-21 COVID-19 Pandemic in a Vulnerable Population: Prevalence and Correlates of Anxiety Shalaby, Reham Eboreime, Ejemai Nkire, Nnamdi Agyapong, Belinda Pazderka, Hannah Obuobi-Donkor, Gloria Adu, Medard Kofi Mao, Wanying Owusu, Ernest Oluwasina, Folajinmi Agyapong, Vincent I. O. Behav Sci (Basel) Article Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has produced negative mental health outcomes. These effects were more prominent in vulnerable communities that experienced prior similar disasters. The study aimed to examine the likelihood and correlates of anxiety symptoms among Fort McMurray (FMM) residents, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey questionnaire was applied between 24 April and 2 June 2021, at FMM, to gather sociodemographic, COVID-19, and clinical information, including generalized anxiety disorder (using GAD-7 scale). Results: Overall, 186 individuals completed the survey (response rate 74.7%). Most of the respondents were females (159, 85.5%); above 40 years (98, 52.7%); employed (175, 94.1%); and in relationship (132, 71%). The prevalence of moderate-to-severe anxiety was (42.5%, 71) on GAD-7 self-reported scale. Subscribers who reported that they would like to receive mental health support; have received no family support since COVID-19 declaration; and have lost their job during the pandemic were all more likely to report moderate-to-severe anxiety (OR = 3.39; 95% CI: 1.29–8.88), (OR = 4.85; 95% CI: 1.56–15.03), and (OR = 4.40; 95% CI: 1.01–19.24), respectively. Conclusions: Anxiety levels were high among FMM residents, compared to levels before COVID-19. Clinical and social factors significantly predicted likely anxiety in the Fort McMurray population, during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is imperative that resources are mobilized to support vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. MDPI 2022-01-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8772915/ /pubmed/35049624 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs12010013 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Shalaby, Reham
Eboreime, Ejemai
Nkire, Nnamdi
Agyapong, Belinda
Pazderka, Hannah
Obuobi-Donkor, Gloria
Adu, Medard Kofi
Mao, Wanying
Owusu, Ernest
Oluwasina, Folajinmi
Agyapong, Vincent I. O.
COVID-19 Pandemic in a Vulnerable Population: Prevalence and Correlates of Anxiety
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title_sort covid-19 pandemic in a vulnerable population: prevalence and correlates of anxiety
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8772915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35049624
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs12010013
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