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COVID-19: Factors Associated with Psychological Distress, Fear, and Coping Strategies among Community Members Across 17 Countries
Rahman, Muhammad Aziz , Sultana, Farhana , Salehin, Masudus , Khan, Sabria Jihan , Schoenfeldt-Lecuona, C., El‐Khazragy, Nashwa , Mawali, Adhra Hilal Al, Maskari, Turkiya Saleh Al, Alharbi, Rayan Jafnan , Keblawi, Mohamad Ali , Hammoud, Majeda S. , Elaidy, Asmaa M. , Susanto, Agus Dwi , AlQurashi, Alaa , Ali, Almajdoub, Wazib, Amit, Sanluang, Cattaliya Siripattarakul, Elsori, Deena , Yasmin, Farhana , Kloub, Manal Al, Ruiz, Mara Gerbabe, Eltewacy, Nael Kamel , Oli, Natalia , Thongyu, Ratree , Almustanyir, Sami , Nitayawan, Sirirat , Al-Madhoun, Sondos , Inthong, Suwit, Ginting, Tribowo Tuahta , Rahman, Muhammad Aziz , Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful , Tungpunkom, Patraporn , Alif, Sheikh Mohammad , Banik, Biswajit , Joseph, Bindu , Lam, Louisa , Watts, Mimmie Claudine , Ghozy, Sherief , Chair, Sek Ying , Chien, Wai Tong , Schönfeldt‐Lecuona, Carlos , Mahmud, Ilias , Hamza, Amr , Moni, Ahmed Suparno Bahar , Taufik, Feni Fitriani , Elsayed, Mohamed , Laham, Nahed Al , Abdelnaby, Ramy , Dweik, Rania Al , Rahman, Shaila , Alharbi, Talal Ali F. , Bahar, Tamanna , Cross, Wendy M
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Abstract Background: The current pandemic of COVID-19 impacted the psychological wellbeing of populations globally. Objectives: We aimed to examine the extent and identify associated factors of psychological distress, fear of COVID-19, and coping.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study across 17 countries during Jun-2020 to Jan-2021. Levels of psychological distress (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale), fear of COVID-19 (Fear of COVID-19 Scale), and coping (Brief Resilient Coping Scale) were assessed. Results: A total of 8,559 people participated; mean age (±SD) was 33(±13) years, 64% were females and 40% self-identified as frontline workers. More than two-thirds (69%) experienced moderate-to-very high levels of psychological distress, which was 46% in Thailand and 91% in Egypt. A quarter (24%) had high levels of fear of COVID-19, which was as low as 9% in Libya and as high as 38% in Bangladesh. More than half (57%) exhibited medium to high resilient coping; the lowest prevalence (3%) was reported in Australia and the highest (72%) in Syria. Being female (AOR 1.31 [95% CIs 1.09-1.57]), perceived distress due to change of employment status (1.56 [1.29-1.90]), comorbidity with mental health conditions (3.02 [1.20-7.60]) were associated with higher levels of psychological distress and fear. Doctors had higher psychological distress (1.43 [1.04-1.97]), but low levels of fear of COVID-19 (0.55 [0.41-0.76]); nurses had medium to high resilient coping (1.30 [1.03-1.65]). Conclusions: The extent of psychological distress, fear of COVID and coping varied by country; however, some groups were more vulnerable than others. There is an urgent need to prioritise health and well-being of these people through well-designed intervention that may need to be tailored to meet country specific requirements.