Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international cross-sectional study protocol
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic exposed people to significant and prolonged stress. The psychosocial impacts of the pandemic have been well recognised and reported in high-income countries (HICs) but it is important to understand the unique challenges posed by COVID-19 in low- and middle-income c...
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| author | Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin Philip J Schluter Richard J Porter Caroline Bell Ben Beaglehole Sandila Tanveer Joseph Boden Shaystah Dean Ruqayya Sulaiman-Hill Romana Bell Wafaa N Al-Hussainni Maliheh Arshi Mehmet Dinç Mussarat Jabeen Khan Mohammad Sabzi Khoshnami Muthana A Majid Al-Masoodi Amir Moghanibashi-Mansourieh Sara Noruzi Anggi Rahajeng Shaista Shaikh Nisa Tanveer Feyza Topçu Saadet Yapan Irfan Yunianto Lori A Zoellner |
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| description | Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic exposed people to significant and prolonged stress. The psychosocial impacts of the pandemic have been well recognised and reported in high-income countries (HICs) but it is important to understand the unique challenges posed by COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where limited international comparisons have been undertaken. This protocol was therefore devised to study the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in seven LMICs using scales that had been designed for or translated for this purpose.Methods and analysis This cross-sectional study uses an online survey to administer a novel COVID Psychosocial Impacts Scale (CPIS) alongside established measures of psychological distress, post-traumatic stress, well-being and post-traumatic growth in the appropriate language. Participants will include adults aged 18 years and above, recruited from Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Somalia and Turkey, with a pragmatic target sample size of 500 in each country.Data will be analysed descriptively on sociodemographic and study variables. In addition, CPIS will be analysed psychometrically (for reliability and validity) to assess the suitability of use in a given context. Finally, within-subjects and between-subjects analyses will be carried out using multi-level mixed-effect models to examine associations between key sociodemographic and study variables.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was granted by the Human Ethics Committee, University of Otago, New Zealand (Ref. No. 21/102). In addition, international collaborators obtained local authorisation or ethical approval in their respective host universities before data collection commenced.Participants will give informed consent before taking part. Data will be collected and stored securely on the University of Otago, New Zealand Qualtrics platform using an auto-generated non-identifiable letter-number string. Data will be available on reasonable request. Findings will be disseminated by publications in scientific journals and/or conference presentations.Trial registration number NCT05052333. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ddc478ef05e4fe08c2592332bb65a7f2023-04-13T03:00:06ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552023-04-0113410.1136/bmjopen-2022-067886Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international cross-sectional study protocolAmer Siddiq Amer Nordin0Philip J Schluter1Richard J Porter2Caroline Bell3Ben Beaglehole4Sandila Tanveer5Joseph Boden6Shaystah Dean7Ruqayya Sulaiman-Hill8Romana Bell9Wafaa N Al-Hussainni10Maliheh Arshi11Mehmet Dinç12Mussarat Jabeen Khan13Mohammad Sabzi Khoshnami14Muthana A Majid Al-Masoodi15Amir Moghanibashi-Mansourieh16Sara Noruzi17Anggi Rahajeng18Shaista Shaikh19Nisa Tanveer20Feyza Topçu21Saadet Yapan22Irfan Yunianto23Lori A Zoellner244 Psychological Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaSchool of Health Science, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New ZealandClinical lecturer in psychiatryDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New ZealandDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New ZealandDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New ZealandDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New ZealandDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New ZealandDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New ZealandDepartment of Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaBasic Sciences Deptartment, Ibn Sina University of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Social Work, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, IranDepartment of Psychology, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, TurkeyDepartment of Psychology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Social Work, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, IranDepartment of Scholarships and Cultural Relations, Mustansiryah University, Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Social Work, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, IranLorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khoram-Abad, IranFaculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, IndonesiaDepartment of Psychology, Islamabad Model College for Girls (PostGraduate), Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Peace and Conflict Sciences, National Defence University, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Psychology, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, TurkeyDepartment of Psychology, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, TurkeyFaculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, IndonesiaDepartment of Psychology, University of Washington, Washington, DC, USAIntroduction The COVID-19 pandemic exposed people to significant and prolonged stress. The psychosocial impacts of the pandemic have been well recognised and reported in high-income countries (HICs) but it is important to understand the unique challenges posed by COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where limited international comparisons have been undertaken. This protocol was therefore devised to study the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in seven LMICs using scales that had been designed for or translated for this purpose.Methods and analysis This cross-sectional study uses an online survey to administer a novel COVID Psychosocial Impacts Scale (CPIS) alongside established measures of psychological distress, post-traumatic stress, well-being and post-traumatic growth in the appropriate language. Participants will include adults aged 18 years and above, recruited from Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Somalia and Turkey, with a pragmatic target sample size of 500 in each country.Data will be analysed descriptively on sociodemographic and study variables. In addition, CPIS will be analysed psychometrically (for reliability and validity) to assess the suitability of use in a given context. Finally, within-subjects and between-subjects analyses will be carried out using multi-level mixed-effect models to examine associations between key sociodemographic and study variables.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was granted by the Human Ethics Committee, University of Otago, New Zealand (Ref. No. 21/102). In addition, international collaborators obtained local authorisation or ethical approval in their respective host universities before data collection commenced.Participants will give informed consent before taking part. Data will be collected and stored securely on the University of Otago, New Zealand Qualtrics platform using an auto-generated non-identifiable letter-number string. Data will be available on reasonable request. Findings will be disseminated by publications in scientific journals and/or conference presentations.Trial registration number NCT05052333.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/4/e067886.full |
| spellingShingle | Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin Philip J Schluter Richard J Porter Caroline Bell Ben Beaglehole Sandila Tanveer Joseph Boden Shaystah Dean Ruqayya Sulaiman-Hill Romana Bell Wafaa N Al-Hussainni Maliheh Arshi Mehmet Dinç Mussarat Jabeen Khan Mohammad Sabzi Khoshnami Muthana A Majid Al-Masoodi Amir Moghanibashi-Mansourieh Sara Noruzi Anggi Rahajeng Shaista Shaikh Nisa Tanveer Feyza Topçu Saadet Yapan Irfan Yunianto Lori A Zoellner Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international cross-sectional study protocol BMJ Open |
| title | Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international cross-sectional study protocol |
| title_full | Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international cross-sectional study protocol |
| title_fullStr | Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international cross-sectional study protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international cross-sectional study protocol |
| title_short | Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international cross-sectional study protocol |
| title_sort | examining the psychosocial impacts of the covid 19 pandemic an international cross sectional study protocol |
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