Psychological Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic Among the General Population in Jordan

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ID15523737
AuthorsMoawiah Khatatbeh (0000-0002-6299-6486, Yarmouk University, corresponding author), Aws Khasawneh (0000-0002-8634-3826, King Abdullah University Hospital), Hasan Hussein (Yarmouk University), Omar Altahat (Yarmouk University), Fadwa Alhalaiqa (0000-0002-0899-7883, Philadelphia University)
Year2021
Volume12
Pages618993-618993
Publication date2021-04-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2021.618993
PMID33935826
OpenAlexW3154246585
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited34

Objective: Pandemics are claimed to result in certain stressors. However, the potential psychological impact of a pandemic is often overlooked. The current study aimed to assess the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jordanians and to evaluate the influence of the socio-demographic variables on this impact. Method: The current study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) via a web-based questionnaire. The researchers utilized convenience sampling which led to a total of 2,854 participants from the 12 governorates of Jordan. Results: The average score of the participants' responses on the IES-R questionnaire turned out to be 22.5 ± 11.7. Females were found to have more than double the odds of having an increased IES-R score [odds ratio (OR) = 2.2, confidence interval (CI) = 1.76-2.67] and participants who were older than 65 years had triple the odds of having the same risk compared to young adults aged 18-25 years (OR = 3.1, CI = 1.3-7.4). Significantly, having a family member diagnosed with COVID-19 placed individuals at a 7-fold higher risk of having an increased IRS-R score compared to their counterparts who did not have a family member diagnosed with COVID-19 (OR = 7, CI = 3.7-13.3). Conclusion: COVID-19 pandemic has imposed significant level of psychological burden on Jordanians, especially among females. Governments should collaborate with psychiatrists, mental health professionals and local institutions to offer high-quality, timely crisis-oriented psychological services to the affected individuals for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic

Confidence interval · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Logistic regression · Mental health · Odds · Odds ratio · Pandemic · Population · Psychiatry · Stressor · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Demography · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Internal Medicine

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