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Mental health of Tunisian women during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created a situation of general distress. Although the focus has been initially more on the physical health during the pandemic, mental health concerns linked to the lockdown have quickly risen. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to ev...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9480224/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2205 |
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author | Sediri, S. Zgueb, Y. Aissa, A. Ouali, U. Nacef, F. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created a situation of general distress. Although the focus has been initially more on the physical health during the pandemic, mental health concerns linked to the lockdown have quickly risen. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on Tunisian women’s mental health. METHODS: An online survey was conducted during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic using the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21). We also collected sociodemographic information and mental health status. RESULTS: A total of 751 women completed the questionnaire. More than half of the participants (57.3%) reported extremely severe distress symptoms, and 53.1% had extremely severe stress symptoms as per the DASS-21. Those who had a history of mental illness were found to have more severe symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. CONCLUSIONS: As this study was the first one to evaluate the acute impact of COVID-19 on mental health in Tunisia, Arab world and in Africa, it may be a sound basis for developing an effective psychological intervention aimed at women in these regions. DISCLOSURE: No significant relationships. |
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spelling | pubmed-94802242022-09-29 Mental health of Tunisian women during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic Sediri, S. Zgueb, Y. Aissa, A. Ouali, U. Nacef, F. Eur Psychiatry Abstract INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created a situation of general distress. Although the focus has been initially more on the physical health during the pandemic, mental health concerns linked to the lockdown have quickly risen. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on Tunisian women’s mental health. METHODS: An online survey was conducted during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic using the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21). We also collected sociodemographic information and mental health status. RESULTS: A total of 751 women completed the questionnaire. More than half of the participants (57.3%) reported extremely severe distress symptoms, and 53.1% had extremely severe stress symptoms as per the DASS-21. Those who had a history of mental illness were found to have more severe symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. CONCLUSIONS: As this study was the first one to evaluate the acute impact of COVID-19 on mental health in Tunisia, Arab world and in Africa, it may be a sound basis for developing an effective psychological intervention aimed at women in these regions. DISCLOSURE: No significant relationships. Cambridge University Press 2021-08-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9480224/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2205 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Abstract Sediri, S. Zgueb, Y. Aissa, A. Ouali, U. Nacef, F. Mental health of Tunisian women during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic |
title | Mental health of Tunisian women during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full | Mental health of Tunisian women during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic |
title_fullStr | Mental health of Tunisian women during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Mental health of Tunisian women during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic |
title_short | Mental health of Tunisian women during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic |
title_sort | mental health of tunisian women during the first wave of covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Abstract |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9480224/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2205 |
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