Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of general population: A comparison study between rural and urban population.
COVID-19
DASS-21
cross-sectional study
mental distress
prevalence
Journal
Industrial psychiatry journal
ISSN: 0972-6748
Titre abrégé: Ind Psychiatry J
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101547239
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2023
Nov 2023
Historique:
received:
01
12
2022
revised:
19
07
2023
accepted:
18
08
2023
medline:
19
2
2024
pubmed:
19
2
2024
entrez:
19
2
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the mental health of the population globally with the increase in cases of depression, suicide, and self-harm. According to the World Health Organization, there has been an increase of 28% and 26% in major depressive disorders and anxiety, respectively, during 1 year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Only a few studies had been conducted in India assessing mental health, especially the A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2021 to February 2022 among participants residing in the area covered by the Urban Health Training Centre (Ajmera, Pimpri, Pune) and Rural Health Training Centre (Alandi, Pune) of a medical college in Pune. One hundred fifty-four participants (total of 308) above 18 years of age who were not diagnosed or under treatment for psychiatric illness were interviewed using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - 21 (DASS-21) to screen for anxiety, depression, and stress in each setting. Overall prevalence of mental distress was 35.71% ( The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increased burden of mental illness. The prevalence of mental health problems is alarmingly high, especially in urban communities. To combat the global mental health pandemic, the interventions that mediate psychological distress must be quickly implemented. Due importance should be given to mental healthcare in the community.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the mental health of the population globally with the increase in cases of depression, suicide, and self-harm. According to the World Health Organization, there has been an increase of 28% and 26% in major depressive disorders and anxiety, respectively, during 1 year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Only a few studies had been conducted in India assessing mental health, especially the
Materials and Methods
UNASSIGNED
A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2021 to February 2022 among participants residing in the area covered by the Urban Health Training Centre (Ajmera, Pimpri, Pune) and Rural Health Training Centre (Alandi, Pune) of a medical college in Pune. One hundred fifty-four participants (total of 308) above 18 years of age who were not diagnosed or under treatment for psychiatric illness were interviewed using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - 21 (DASS-21) to screen for anxiety, depression, and stress in each setting.
Results
UNASSIGNED
Overall prevalence of mental distress was 35.71% (
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increased burden of mental illness. The prevalence of mental health problems is alarmingly high, especially in urban communities. To combat the global mental health pandemic, the interventions that mediate psychological distress must be quickly implemented. Due importance should be given to mental healthcare in the community.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38370956
doi: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_224_23
pii: IPJ-32-225
pmc: PMC10871392
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
S225-S230Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2023 Industrial Psychiatry Journal.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.