BinDhim Nasser F, Althumiri Nora A, Basyouni Mada H, Alageel Asem A, Alghnam Suliman, Al-Qunaibet Ada M, Almubark Rasha A, Aldhukair Shahla, Ad-Dab'bagh Yasser
Sharik Association for Health Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Nov 26;9(11):e23748. doi: 10.2196/23748.
The COVID-19 outbreak can potentially be categorized as a traumatic event. Public health surveillance is one of the cornerstones of public health practice, and it empowers decision makers to lead and manage public health crises and programs more effectively by providing timely and useful evidence.
This paper presents the protocol for a study that aims to identify, track, and monitor trends in the population in Saudi Arabia at risk of major depressive disorders and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This study utilizes continuous, cross-sectional, national-level mental health screening via computer-assisted phone interviews, conducted in four waves on a monthly basis (between May and August 2020). Arabic-speaking adults, aged ≥18 years, and living in Saudi Arabia were recruited via a random phone list. This surveillance system used the proportional quota sampling technique to achieve an equal distribution of participants, stratified by age and gender, and region, within and across the 13 administrative regions of Saudi Arabia. A sample size of 4056 participants per wave was calculated to achieve enough power to detect changes in mental health status. The questionnaire includes the Arabic version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) to measure depressive symptoms and the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) to measure anxiety. In addition, it will collect data on sociodemographic variables and potential risk factors.
Study recruitment began in May 2020. The data analysis was completed in October 2020, and the final report is expected to be published by the end of December 2020.
Monitoring the population's mental health status during the COVID-19 pandemic will inform decision makers of any potential deterioration in mental health on a national level and among subgroups, including across regions, age groups, and gender groups. It will allow decision makers to recognize issues and intervene sooner. It will also provide valuable scientific data to help understand the effects of epidemics and pandemics on mental health. As far as we know, this is the only study that attempts to monitor the mental health status of the general population on a monthly basis.
INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/23748.
新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情有可能被归类为创伤性事件。公共卫生监测是公共卫生实践的基石之一，它通过提供及时且有用的证据，使决策者能够更有效地领导和管理公共卫生危机及项目。
本文介绍一项研究方案，旨在识别、跟踪和监测沙特阿拉伯在COVID-19大流行期间有患重度抑郁症和焦虑症风险人群的趋势。
本研究通过计算机辅助电话访谈进行连续的、横断面的国家级心理健康筛查，在2020年5月至8月期间分四轮每月进行一次。通过随机电话列表招募年龄≥18岁、居住在沙特阿拉伯且讲阿拉伯语的成年人。该监测系统采用比例配额抽样技术，以在沙特阿拉伯13个行政区内及跨行政区按年龄、性别和地区实现参与者的均衡分布。计算得出每轮样本量为4056名参与者，以获得足够的效能来检测心理健康状况的变化。问卷包括用于测量抑郁症状的阿拉伯语版患者健康问卷-9（PHQ-9）和用于测量焦虑的广泛性焦虑障碍-7（GAD-7）。此外，它还将收集社会人口统计学变量和潜在风险因素的数据。
研究招募工作于2020年5月开始。数据分析于2020年10月完成，最终报告预计于2020年12月底发布。
在COVID-19大流行期间监测人群心理健康状况，将使决策者了解全国层面以及包括不同地区、年龄组和性别组在内的亚组中心理健康的任何潜在恶化情况。这将使决策者能够识别问题并更快地进行干预。它还将提供有价值的科学数据，以帮助了解流行病和大流行对心理健康的影响。据我们所知，这是唯一一项试图每月监测普通人群心理健康状况的研究。
国际注册报告识别号（IRRID）：DERR1-10.2196/23748
