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Differences in psycho-social impact of COVID-19 in albania, india and iran; a cross-section online study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

E. Dashi ,
R. Ransing ,
B. Vahdani  and
V. Alikaj
E. Dashi*
Affiliation:
Department Of Neuroscience, University Hospital Center “Mother Theresa”, Tirane, Albania
R. Ransing
Affiliation:
Department Of Psychiatry, BKL Walawalker Rural Medical College, Ratnagiri-415606, Maharashtra, India
B. Vahdani
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Development Unit, Qazvine University Of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran
V. Alikaj
Affiliation:
Department Of Neuroscience, University Hospital Center “Mother Theresa”, Tirane, Albania Faculty Of Medicine, Tirana Medical University Albania, Tirane, Albania
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

After the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) on 31 December 2019 in Wuhan (China), an increasing amount of information and concerns are impacting global mental health. It is already evident that apart from physical suffering, the direct and indirect psychological and social effects of COVID-19 pandemic are pervasive and could affect mental health now and in the future.

Objectives

The central aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of common mental disorders in populations during Covid-19 outbreak. The study was done in 3 different countries (Albania, India, Iran) which gave us the opportunity to compare our findings and to have a bigger view of the impact of COVID-19 in individuals.

Methods

A Cross-sectional online survey was done across countries. We used demographic questions and different scales: Corona Anxiety Scale (CAS), The Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) to evaluate psycho-social impact during covid.

Results

We collected 469 responses in Albania, 442 responses in India and 402 responses in Iran. According to the data we found that symptoms of anxiety related with corona and obsession with corona were higher in Iran compared with the two other countries. Insomnia problems were also more frequent in Iran were only 16,66% of participants reported no insomnia, compared with 42,0% in Albania and 63,12% in India.

Conclusions

The emergence of mental health (MH) problems during a pandemic is extremely common, though difficult to address due to the complexities of pandemics.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

psycho-social impactfear of covidCOVID-19anxiety symptoms
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S660 - S661
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