Alatawi Yasser, Alshehri Fahad S, Alhifany Abdullah A, Alharbi Adnan, Alghamdi Badrah S
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2020 Dec 29;13:3147-3153. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S290181. eCollection 2020.
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.
This was a cross-sectional online survey that targeted adults over the age of 18 residing in Saudi Arabia. The data collection began June 1, 2020 and continued for four weeks. The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Specific, the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire version BIP-Q5, and a 9-item health literacy measure were used.
There were 1249 participants, of which 62.21% were under the age of 34. The prevalence of PTSD was 19.5% among all participants. The results showed that both the perception of threat ( =1.17, 95% = 1.13-1.19) and health literacy ( =0.97, 95% = 0.95-0.99) were associated with PTSD symptoms.
This study highlights important findings that the level of an individual's perception of threat and health literacy is associated with symptoms of PTSD. Thus, an understanding of these constructs in the target population will enable the development of better measures designed to reduce the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
本研究旨在调查沙特阿拉伯在新冠疫情期间创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的患病率及相关因素。
这是一项针对居住在沙特阿拉伯的18岁以上成年人的横断面在线调查。数据收集于2020年6月1日开始，持续了四周。使用了创伤后应激障碍检查表-特定版、简化疾病认知问卷BIP-Q5版以及一项9项健康素养测量工具。
共有1249名参与者，其中62.21%年龄在34岁以下。所有参与者中PTSD的患病率为19.5%。结果表明，威胁感知（β = 1.17，95%置信区间 = 1.13 - 1.19）和健康素养（β = 0.97，95%置信区间 = 0.95 - 0.99）均与PTSD症状相关。
本研究突出了重要发现，即个体的威胁感知水平和健康素养与PTSD症状相关。因此，了解目标人群中的这些因素将有助于制定更好的措施，以减轻新冠疫情的心理影响。
