scholarly journals Perceived Stress of Quarantine and Isolation During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Tien Huy ◽  
Nguyen Tran Minh Duc ◽  
Shamael Thabit Mohammed Alhady ◽  
Luu Ngoc Mai ◽  
Amr K. Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Score ◽  
And Coping

Aims: Understanding of the perceived stress and coping strategies adopted by people is important for contemplating the consequences of a pandemic on mental health of people globally. In this study, we intended to assess the perceived stress status under quarantine/isolation globally during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: This is a multicentre, multinational cross-sectional study that recruited isolated/quarantined individuals suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 to assess the psychological impact of the quarantine/isolation experience by answering a survey distributed online.Results: The study was conducted across 63 participating countries, gaining 1,871 valid responses. There was a higher proportion of female participants in the Moderate to High Perceived Stress Scores (MH-PSS) group compared to the Low Perceived Stress Score group (66.0 vs. 52.0%) and a higher proportion of individuals whose marital status was single had MH-PSS (57.1%). Also, individual's religion (Christian, Hindu, and Muslim), no formal education level, being exposed to a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patient, being forced to be quarantined/isolated, uncomfortable feeling during quarantine period may significantly increase the risk of MH-PSS (p < 0.05).Conclusions: Many factors can predict stress in COVID-19 pandemic including female sex, being single, religion, no formal education, involuntary quarantine, location and reason of quarantine/isolation, and place of exposure.

scholarly journals Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies in Relation to Body Mass Index: Cross-Sectional Study of 12,045 Japanese Men and Women

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. e0118105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chisato Shimanoe ◽  
Megumi Hara ◽  
Yuichiro Nishida ◽  
Hinako Nanri ◽  
Yasuko Otsuka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Japanese Men ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Perceived Stress and Coping among Rural Adolescent Girls in India

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ragesh ◽  
C. Sabitha ◽  
Dr. A. Anithakumari ◽  
Dr. Ameer Hamza
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mental Health Programme ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Rural Adolescent ◽  
Health Programme

A cross sectional study was conducted among 120 adolescent girls from rural area (of Calicut, Kerala), India. Findings showed lesser level of stress but adopted maladaptive coping strategies. Importance of mental health programme in schools and colleges targeting adolescent girls was discussed.

scholarly journals Perceived stress and coping behavior among future nurses: A cross-sectional study in West Bengal, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 204
Author(s):  
Debayan Podder ◽  
Aparajita Dasgupta ◽  
Bobby Paul ◽  
Lina Bandyopadhyay ◽  
Shamita Mandal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Influence of Education Level of Older Patients on Polypharmacy, Potentially Inappropriate Medications Listed in Beer’s Criteria, and Unplanned Hospitalization: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lahore, Pakistan

Medicina ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sarwar ◽  
Sadia Iftikhar ◽  
Muhammad Sarfraz
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Education Level ◽  
P Value ◽  
Potentially Inappropriate Medications ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Inappropriate Medications

Objective: To evaluate influence of education level of older patients on polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) listed in Beer’s Criteria, and unplanned hospitalization. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among older people aged ≥65 years between 1 December 2017 and 28 February 2018. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were employed. Results: Among 385 older patients, 88.8% were prescribed PIMs and 56.4% underwent PIMs associated unplanned hospitalization. Older people were less exposed to polypharmacy or excessive polypharmacy as their education levels increased (no formal education vs. primary vs. secondary vs. tertiary, 74% vs. 69.8% vs. 60.5% vs. 58.1%). Patients having higher education were also accompanied by significantly lower prescription of PIMs (no formal education vs. primary vs. secondary vs. tertiary, 96% vs. 87.3% vs. 84.5% vs. 79.1%) as well as unplanned hospitalization (no formal education vs. primary vs. secondary vs. tertiary, 64.7% vs. 76.2% vs. 40.3% vs. 46.5%). Results of regression analysis revealed that no formal education (OR = 1.202, 95% CI = 1.032–2.146, p-value = 0.003) and primary education level (OR = 1.175, 95% CI = 1.014–1.538, p-value = 0.039) were significantly associated with the use of polypharmacy among older people. On the other hand, no formal education was significantly associated with the prescription of PIMs (OR = 1.898, 95% CI = 1.151–2.786, p-value = 0.007). Furthermore, older people with no formal education (OR = 1.402, 95% CI = 1.123–1.994, p-value = 0.010) and primary education level (OR = 1.775, 95% CI = 1.281–3.018, p-value = <0.001) were significantly more likely to undergo unplanned hospitalization. Conclusions: Patients having low literacy level are more likely to receive PIMs, polypharmacy, and undergo unplanned hospitalization in comparison to highly educated patients. Hence, promotion of health literacy for patients is crucial to overcome these problems.

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