Assessment of Covid-19-related anxiety and its physical and psychological symptoms in the iranian adult

Q3 Medicine
Sepideh Mohammadi, Amirmalek Nakhaeizadeh, Tajmohammad Arazi
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Background and Aim: Factors such as the uncontrolled spread of the Covid-19 in the world, social constraints, ambiguity in the educational and professional future, the lack of effective treatment and high mortality rate of Covid-19, have important role in the mental health of communities. Due to the importance of public mental health, this study aimed to assessment of physical and psychological symptoms of Covid-19-related anxiety in the Iranian adult. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 3029 Iranian adult were selected by the convenience sampling method included to the study from 9 May 2020 to 3 June 2020. Data analyzed by SPSS version 24. Results: Data of this study showed that 93.1% of the participants in psychological anxiety dimension and 85.5% of the participants in physical anxiety dimension experienced moderate. In the whole dimension of anxiety, 18.7% of the subjects experienced mild symptoms, 75.5% of the subjects experienced moderate symptoms and 5.8% of the subjects experienced severe symptoms. Date showed that the severity of anxiety in the women, adults in the age group of 30 to 49 years, people working in the medical sciences subgroup and people with undergraduate literacy was higher than other participants. Conclusion: The present study showed that Iranian adults experienced widespread Covid-19-related anxiety. The military service, as a trusted group of the general population, has been involved in the emergency situations to deal with biological crises such as Covid-19 in Iran. The data from this study can provide a clear view of the psychological state of population for military service and help them to prepare operational prevention protocols, specialized for high risk group of anxiety disorder. © 2021 Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
伊朗成人新冠肺炎相关焦虑及其生理和心理症状评估
背景与目的:新型冠状病毒肺炎在全球范围内的传播失控、社会约束、教育和职业前景不明确、缺乏有效治疗和高死亡率等因素对社区心理健康具有重要影响。鉴于公共心理健康的重要性,本研究旨在评估伊朗成年人covid -19相关焦虑的身心症状。方法:在本横断面研究中,采用方便抽样方法,于2020年5月9日至2020年6月3日选取3029名伊朗成年人纳入研究。数据分析采用SPSS version 24。结果:本研究数据显示,93.1%的参与者在心理焦虑维度上表现为中度焦虑,85.5%的参与者在身体焦虑维度上表现为中度焦虑。在整个焦虑维度上,18.7%的被试表现为轻度症状,75.5%的被试表现为中度症状,5.8%的被试表现为重度症状。Date显示,女性、30至49岁年龄组的成年人、在医学小组工作的人和具有本科文化水平的人的焦虑严重程度高于其他参与者。结论:本研究表明,伊朗成年人普遍存在与covid -19相关的焦虑。军队作为民众信任的群体,参与了应对伊朗新冠肺炎等生物危机的紧急情况。本研究的数据可以为军人提供一个清晰的心理状态,帮助他们制定专门针对焦虑障碍高危人群的操作预防方案。©2021巴基亚塔拉医学科学大学。版权所有。
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Journal of Military Medicine
Journal of Military Medicine Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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期刊介绍: Journal of Military Medicine is a Bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research and developments in the field of health and medicine in military and crisis settings. The journal was established in 1999. It publishes original research reports, editorials, letters to the editor, and reviews.
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