Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Health, Rehabilitation, Integration and Research Center (HRIR), Beirut, Lebanon.
Disabil Health J. 2021 Jul;14(3):101073. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101073. Epub 2021 Feb 18.
In February 2020, the Lebanese authorities announced the first Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) case. Since then, the cases increased significantly, but information on the public's psychological status and specifically individuals with physical disabilities is still limited.
The study aims to assess the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Lebanese individuals with physical disabilities and study the associated factors.
This is a cross-sectional study involving 118 individuals with physical disabilities. Each filled out an online survey with three sections: a personal questionnaire, the Arabic versions of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 and the Fear of COVID-19 scale. Data regarding participants' baseline characteristics, fear, anxiety, and depression were collected and analyzed using the Chi-square test and regressions models.
Individuals with physical disabilities exhibited mild fear of COVID-19, with fear being correlated with age, educational level, and employment status. Furthermore, 22.9% of the population was found to be anxious, and 31.5% were depressed. Anxiety was associated with both marital status and employment status. Finally, depression was proved to be influenced by marital status, employment, and educational level.
Results extracted showed that individuals with physical disabilities require substantial attention in order to manage their psychological state during pandemics.
2020 年 2 月，黎巴嫩当局宣布了首例 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）病例。此后，病例数量显著增加，但公众心理状况的信息，特别是身体残疾者的信息仍然有限。
本研究旨在评估 COVID-19 疫情对黎巴嫩身体残疾者的心理影响，并研究相关因素。
这是一项涉及 118 名身体残疾者的横断面研究。每个人都填写了一份在线调查，分为三个部分：个人问卷、阿拉伯语版本的霍普金斯症状清单-25 和对 COVID-19 的恐惧量表。收集和分析了有关参与者基线特征、恐惧、焦虑和抑郁的数据，使用卡方检验和回归模型。
身体残疾者表现出对 COVID-19 的轻度恐惧，恐惧与年龄、教育水平和就业状况有关。此外，22.9%的人群焦虑，31.5%的人群抑郁。焦虑与婚姻状况和就业状况有关。最后，抑郁与婚姻状况、就业和教育水平有关。
提取的结果表明，身体残疾者在大流行期间需要特别关注，以管理他们的心理状态。
