Anxiety on the lockdown resolution
Introduction Lockdown due to the management of infectious diseases such as corona virus disease affect mental health. We would think that with the end of the lockdown due to the corona virus pandemic, the feeling of regaining freedom and movement would be good for our morale. Objectives Through...
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Introduction
Lockdown due to the management of infectious diseases such as corona virus disease affect mental health. We would think that with the end of the lockdown due to the corona virus pandemic, the feeling of regaining freedom and movement would be good for our morale.
Objectives
Through this servery, we examine the prevalence of anxiety symptoms in the Tunisian population face to the end of lockdown.
Methods
The survey was conducted using the online anonymous questionnaires and distributed through social networks from 24 April to 23 May 2020(which was considered the end of the lockdown in Tunisia). It included socio-demographic questions and participants’ experience of SARS-CoV-2related stressful events (A member of your family was suspected of having Corona virus /someone you know had Corona virus‘s symptoms /You were quarantined). Anxiety symptoms were evaluated with the Hospital anxiety and depression scale-anxiety (HADS-A)
Results
Our study included 80 participants: 71.3% female and 42.5% married. The mean age of the participants was 29.30 years (SD = 8.72). The mean HADS-A score was 8.03 (SD=2.938) (maximum=16 minimum=1). Two-thirds of the participants exhibited anxiety symptoms (66.3%) with 1.3 % reported moderate severe anxiety symptoms. Anxiety was correlated with age and gender (p=0.013, p=0.027).
Conclusions
Our results suggest that in this early phase of the COVID-19 lockdown resolution we can already observe its fundamental impact on anxiety.
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| spelling | doaj.art-af551c22535249469614c9a1d0e2feed2023-11-17T05:06:28ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852021-04-0164S282S28310.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.758Anxiety on the lockdown resolutionS. Ajmi0S. Hentati1R. Masmoudi2R. Sellami3I. Baati4I. Feki5J. Masmoudi6Psychiatrie A, hospital University Hedi Chaker, sfax, TunisiaPsychiatry A, hedi chaker hospital, Sfax, TunisiaPsychiatrie “a” Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital University -Sfax - Tunisia, sfax, TunisiaPsychiatry “a” Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital University -Sfax - Tunisia, sfax, TunisiaPsychiatry A, hedi chaker hospital, Sfax, TunisiaPsychiatrie “a” Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital University -Sfax - Tunisia, sfax, TunisiaPsychiatrie “a” Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital University -Sfax - Tunisia, sfax, Tunisia Introduction Lockdown due to the management of infectious diseases such as corona virus disease affect mental health. We would think that with the end of the lockdown due to the corona virus pandemic, the feeling of regaining freedom and movement would be good for our morale. Objectives Through this servery, we examine the prevalence of anxiety symptoms in the Tunisian population face to the end of lockdown. Methods The survey was conducted using the online anonymous questionnaires and distributed through social networks from 24 April to 23 May 2020(which was considered the end of the lockdown in Tunisia). It included socio-demographic questions and participants’ experience of SARS-CoV-2related stressful events (A member of your family was suspected of having Corona virus /someone you know had Corona virus‘s symptoms /You were quarantined). Anxiety symptoms were evaluated with the Hospital anxiety and depression scale-anxiety (HADS-A) Results Our study included 80 participants: 71.3% female and 42.5% married. The mean age of the participants was 29.30 years (SD = 8.72). The mean HADS-A score was 8.03 (SD=2.938) (maximum=16 minimum=1). Two-thirds of the participants exhibited anxiety symptoms (66.3%) with 1.3 % reported moderate severe anxiety symptoms. Anxiety was correlated with age and gender (p=0.013, p=0.027). Conclusions Our results suggest that in this early phase of the COVID-19 lockdown resolution we can already observe its fundamental impact on anxiety. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821007586/type/journal_articleAnxietyCOVID19lokdown resolutiontunusia |
| spellingShingle | S. Ajmi S. Hentati R. Masmoudi R. Sellami I. Baati I. Feki J. Masmoudi Anxiety on the lockdown resolution European Psychiatry Anxiety COVID19 lokdown resolution tunusia |
| title | Anxiety on the lockdown resolution |
| title_full | Anxiety on the lockdown resolution |
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