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COVID-19: Factors Associated with the Psychological Distress, Fear and Resilient Coping Strategies among Community Members in Saudi Arabia
Alharbi, Talal Ali F. , AlQurashi, Alaa , Mahmud, Ilias , Alharbi, Rayan Jafnan , Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful , Almustanyir, Sami , Maklad, Ahmed Essam , AlSarraj, Ahmad, Mughaiss, Lujain Nedhal, Al‐Tawfiq, Jaffar A. , Ahmed, Ahmed Ali , Barry, Mazin , Alabdan, Lulwah Ibrahim, Alif, Sheikh Mohammad , Sultana, Farhana , Salehin, Masudus , Banik, Biswajit , Rahman, Muhammad Aziz , Alqurashi, Alaa Ashraf Bagader , Alif, Sheikh M , Salehin, Masudus , Rahman, Muhammad Aziz , Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful , Ghozy, Sherief , Cross, Wendy M
Healthcare | April 20, 2023 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 1184
(1) Background: COVID-19 caused the worst international public health crisis, accompanied by major global economic downturns and mass-scale job losses, which impacted the psychosocial wellbeing of the worldwide population, including Saudi Arabia. Evidence of the high-risk groups impacted by the pandemic has been non-existent in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, this study examined factors associated with psychosocial distress, fear of COVID-19 and coping strategies among the general population in Saudi Arabia. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in healthcare and community settings in the Saudi Arabia using an anonymous online questionnaire. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10), Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS) were used to assess psychological distress, fear and coping strategies, respectively. Multivariate logistic regressions were used, and an Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) was reported. (3) Results: Among 803 participants, 70% (n = 556) were females, and the median age was 27 years; 35% (n = 278) were frontline or essential service workers; and 24% (n = 195) reported comorbid conditions including mental health illness. Of the respondents, 175 (21.8%) and 207 (25.8%) reported high and very high psychological distress, respectively. Factors associated with moderate to high levels of psychological distress were: youth, females, non-Saudi nationals, those experiencing a change in employment or a negative financial impact, having comorbidities, and current smoking. A high level of fear was reported by 89 participants (11.1%), and this was associated with being ex-smokers (3.72, 1.14–12.14, 0.029) and changes in employment (3.42, 1.91–6.11, 0.000). A high resilience was reported by 115 participants (14.3%), and 333 participants (41.5%) had medium resilience. Financial impact and contact with known/suspected cases (1.63, 1.12–2.38, 0.011) were associated with low, medium, to high resilient coping. (4) Conclusions: People in Saudi Arabia were at a higher risk of psychosocial distress along with medium-high resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic, warranting urgent attention from healthcare providers and policymakers to provide specific mental health support strategies for their current wellbeing and to avoid a post-pandemic mental health crisis.
Trends of the burden of hypertension in Saudi Arabia between 1990 and 2019: an analysis from the Global Burden of Diseases study
Almustanyir, Sami , Alashqar, Mais B, Ambia, Ayesha a, Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful , Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful , Alharbi, Talal, Uddin, Riaz , Ambia, Ayesha Rahman, Ghozy, Sherief
No container title available | March 13, 2023 | Volume: No volume available | Issue: No issue available | Pages: No page available
Abstract Background: Hypertension is a widely prevalent condition associated with significant morbidity and premature mortality, primarily because it is a risk factor for CVDs. The aim of this study was to estimate the trend of the burden of hypertension in Saudi Arabia in the last three decades. Methods: We conducted a systematic analysis of secondary data obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD). We estimated sex-stratified, age-standardised and age-specific rates (per 100,000) of prevalence, deaths, and disability-adjusted years (DALYs) associated with hypertension in adults aged 20-94 years in Saudi Arabia between 1990 and 2019. Results: In Saudi Arabia, the age-standardised prevalence of hypertension increased from 87.7 cases per 100,000 in 1990 to 94.9 per 100,000 in 2019. More women than men had hypertension throughout the past three decades. The death and DALYs rate, however, decreased during this time. In 1990, 9.2 deaths per 100,000 in women and 3.0 deaths per 100,000 in men were due to hypertension; the respective rates declined to 6.5 and 2.8 in 2019. While the rates of DALYs in women declined steadily from 211.7 to 151.8 per 100,000 DALYs between 1990 and 2019, the rate in males did not decline considerably. The burden of hypertension–prevalence, deaths, and DALYs–were greater in older people. Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension has increased in Saudi Arabia during the last 30 years; however, death rates and DALY related to hypertension has decreased during this time. Age- and sex-specific strategies are needed to decrease the prevalence of hypertension in Saudi Arabia.
Changes in physical activity during COVID‐19 pandemic among Saudi Arabians: Results from a cross‐sectional study
Attia, Abdelrahman M. , Elgazzar, Tasnim , Shah, Jaffer , Bajaber, Abubakr , Almustanyir, Sami , Alsaeed, Ruaa Abdullatif, Khalifa, Razan Omer, Hafida, Samar , Ghozy, Sherief , Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful , Shah, Jaffer , Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful , Ghozy, Sherief , Kobeissi, Hassan , Azzam, Ahmed Y
Health Science Reports | September 12, 2022 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 5 | Pages: No page available
AbstractBackground and AimsThe COVID‐19 pandemic and the resultant change in sedentary behaviors have had immense health, economic, and social implications globally. As governments worldwide imposed lockdowns and curfews, the amount of time spent indoors greatly increased. This lead to a dramatic change in physical activity (PA) levels and profound consequences on daily routines. Our study aimed to investigate patterns of PA during the COVID‐19 pandemic among adults residing in Saudi Arabia.MethodsThis cross‐sectional survey‐based study aimed to investigate patterns of PA during the COVID‐19 pandemic among adults residing in Saudi Arabia. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire was utilized to measure participants' PA levels between April 2021 and May 2021. Participants were then classified into three groups according to their PA level, and their PA levels and sedentary behaviors were analyzed.ResultsWe surveyed 463 participants, 315 (68%) of which were female and 134 (32%) of which were male with a median age of 23 (interquartile range, 21–35) years. Moderate‐to‐high PA was reported by 257 (55.7%) of the participants. There was a significant decrease in PA during the COVID‐19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns among the participants (p = 0.04), with higher rates of sedentary behavior among males than females (p = 0.14).ConclusionsThe decline in PA is a profound challenge of the COVID‐19 pandemic that needs to be addressed by health practitioners and policymakers. Our study highlights the decline in PA levels seen during the COVID‐19 pandemic and the importance of promotional programs and interventions to increase PA among the Saudi Arabian population without compromising the essential health restrictions and social distancing.
Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019
Kocarnik, Jonathan , Compton, Kelly, Dean, Frances , Fu, Weijia , Gaw, Brian, Harvey, James , Henrikson, Hannah , Lu, Dan , Pennini, Alyssa, Xu, Rixing, Ababneh, Emad , Abbasi‐Kangevari, Mohsen , Abbastabar, Hedayat , Abd‐Elsalam, Sherief , Abedi, Aidin , Abidi, Hassan , Abolhassani, Hassan , Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi , Advani, Shailesh M, Aghaali, Mohammad , Ahmad, Tauseef , Rashid, Tarik A. , Salih, Yusra Ahmed , Aklilu, Addis , Akram, Tayyaba , Akunna, Chisom Joyqueenet , Hamad, Hanadi Al , Alahdab, Fares , Alimohamadi, Yousef, Alipour, Vahid, Alkhayyat, Motasem , Almasri, Nihad A. , Al‐Maweri, Sadeq Ali , Almustanyir, Sami , Alonso, Nivaldo , Alvis‐Guzmán, Nelson , Amu, Hubert , Ansari, Fereshteh, Antwi, Maxwell Hubert , Anvari, Davood , Anyasodor, Anayochukwu Edward , Aqeel, Muhammad , Arabloo, Jalal , Aremu, Olatunde , Ariffin, Hany , Aripov, Timur , Arshad, Muhammad , Artaman, Al, Arulappan, Judie , Jafarabadi, Mohammad Asghari , Ashraf, Tahira , Atorkey, Prince , Ausloos, Marcel , Awedew, Atalel Fentahun , Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina Ayala , Ayenew, Temesgen , Azab, Mohammed A. , Azadnajafabad, Sina , Jafari, Amirhossein Azari , Azarian, Ghasem , Badiye, Ashish , Bahadory, Saeed , Baig, Atif Amin , Baker, Jennifer L. , Balakrishnan, Senthilkumar , Bärnighausen, Till , Barone‐Adesi, Francesco , Barrow, Amadou , Belgaumi, Uzma , Bezabhe, Woldesellassie, Bezabih, Yihienew Mequanint , Bhagat, Devidas S. , Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth , Bhardwaj, Nikha , Bhaskar, Sonu , Bhojaraja, Vijayalakshmi S, Bibi, Sadia , Bijani, Ali , Bisignano, Catherine, Bolarinwa, Obasanjo Afolabi , Bolla, Srinivasa Rao , Braithwaite, Dejana , Brar, Amanpreet , Brenner, Hermann , Bustamante-Teixeira, Maria Teresa , Butt, Nadeem Shafique , Butt, Zahid A , Santos, Florentino Luciano Caetano dos , Cao, Yin , Carreras, Giulia , Catalá-López, Ferrán , Cembranel, Francieli , Cerin, Ester , Cernigliaro, Achille , Chakinala, Raja Chandra , Chattu, Soosanna Kumary , Chattu, Vijay Kumar , 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JAMA Oncology | December 30, 2021 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 420
Psychological Distress, Fear, and Coping Strategies among Citizens and Residents in Saudi Arabia During the COVID-19 Pandemic
AlQurashi, Alaa , Mahmud, Ilias , Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful , Almustanyir, Sami , Maklad, Ahmed Essam , AlSarraj, Ahmad, Mughaiss, Lujain Nedhal, Ahmed, Ahmed Ali, Barry, Mazin , Alabdan, Lulwah Ibrahim, Alif, Sheikh Mohammad , Sultana, Farhana , Salehin, Masudus , Banik, Biswajit , Rahman, Muhammad Aziz , Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful , Alif, Sheikh M , Rahman, Muhammad Aziz , Alharbi, Talal Ali F. , Alharbi, Rayan Jafnan , Al‐Tawfiq, Jaffar A. , Ghozy, Sherief , Cross, Wendy M
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Abstract Background: COVID-19 caused the worst international public health crisis, accompanied by major global economic downturns, mass-scale job losses, which impacted on the psychosocial wellbeing of the worldwide population. This study examined factors associated with psychosocial distress, fear of COVID-19 and coping strategies amongst the general population in Saudi Arabia.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an anonymous online questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regressions were used; Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) was reported.Results: Among 803 participants, 70 %(n=556), were females and the median age was 27 years; 35% (n=278), were frontline or essential service workers; 24% (n=195), reported comorbid conditions including mental health illness. Factors associated with moderate to high levels of psychological distress were: youth (18 - 29 years) (AOR 3.35, 95% CIs 2.06 - 5.44), females (2.59, 1.60 - 4.19), non-Saudi nationals (2.17, 1.11 - 4.26), change in employment (2.9, 1.73 - 4.87), negative financial impact (2.14, 1.29-3.56), having comorbidities (2.67, 1.47 - 4.87), and current smoking (2.87, 1.55 - 5.33). Being ex-smokers (3.72, 1.14 - 12.14) and change in employment (3.42, 1.91 - 6.11) were associated with higher levels of fear of COVID-19. People whose financial situation was impacted and who had contact with known/suspected cases (1.63, 1.12-2.38) had low medium to high resilient coping.Conclusions: People in Saudi Arabia were at a higher risk of psychosocial distress and fear along with low resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic, warranting urgent attention from healthcare providers and policymakers, to provide specific mental health support strategies for their wellbeing currently and to avoid a post-pandemic mental health crisis.
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.