Member of the Board of Directors of Iran Association of Social Workers, Tehran, Iran; Department of Social Work, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Asian J Psychiatr. 2020 Jun;51:102076. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102076. Epub 2020 Apr 18.
This study is aimed to assess the anxiety level of Iranian general population during COVID-19 outbreak. The online questionnaire surveyed 10,754 individuals from the general population of 31 provinces of Iran who completed the questionnaire on social networks from March 1 to March 9, 2020. The inferential statistics suggests that the level of anxiety was higher among women (95 % CI [0.1, 81.36], p < 0.001), people who more followed corona-related news (p < 0.001) and the age group of 21-40 years (p < 0.001). Ultimately, the level of anxiety was significantly higher among people who had at least one family member, relative, or friend who contracted COVID-19 disease (95 % CI [1.2, 35.03], p < 0.001). The health care system should adopt a package of psychosocial interventions to reduce the anxiety of high risk groups.
本研究旨在评估 COVID-19 疫情期间伊朗普通人群的焦虑水平。该在线问卷于 2020 年 3 月 1 日至 3 月 9 日期间，在伊朗 31 个省份的普通人群中，对 10754 名个体进行了调查，他们在社交网络上完成了问卷。推断统计学表明，女性的焦虑水平更高（95%置信区间[0.1，81.36]，p<0.001）、更多关注新冠相关新闻的人群（p<0.001）以及 21-40 岁年龄组（p<0.001）。最终，至少有一名家庭成员、亲戚或朋友感染 COVID-19 的人群的焦虑水平显著更高（95%置信区间[1.2，35.03]，p<0.001）。医疗保健系统应采取一整套社会心理干预措施，以减轻高危人群的焦虑。
