International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Amal Hassan Alghamdi
The Saudi Joint Program for Preventive Medicine, Directorate of Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Depression and Anxiety among COVID-19 Survivors: A Cross-sectional Analytical Study in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Author(s): Reem Mohamed Qattan* and Amal Hassan Alghamdi
Background and Aim: Limited research has focused on the follow-up status of COVID-19 survivors, particularly in terms of their psychological status. Hence, this work sought to assess the depression and anxiety levels of COVID-19 survivors in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methodology: This cross-sectional analytical study included COVID-19 survivors from the Jeddah region of Saudi Arabia from December 2020 to March 2021. Data on recovery of patients were obtained from the Health Electronic Service Network (HESN) portal, and patients were contacted to answer the validated General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) questionnaires (English and Arabic) for anxiety and depression assessment. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, reliability analysis, and regression analyses were used to analyze and present .. Read More»
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