Al-Shannaq Yasmin, Mohammad Anas A, Aldalaykeh Mohammed
Community and Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, 22110, Irbid, Jordan.
Adult Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, 22110, Irbid, Jordan.
Heliyon. 2021 Apr 20;7(4):e06873. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06873. eCollection 2021 Apr.
Little is known about the immediate psychological impacts of the national lockdown implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic on the general population in Arab countries like Jordan. The aim of this study was to assess the levels of depression, coping skills, and quality of life and their correlates among a sample of Jordanian adults aged ≥18 years during the COVID-19 lockdown implemented in Jordan. A quantitative, descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design was conducted using an anonymous online self-report survey to collect data on participants' demographics, depression, coping skills, and quality of life. This study included a total of 511 participants aged 18-65 years (mean = 30, SD = 10.6), most of whom were female (n = 333, 65.2%). About 65% (n = 332) of the participants were found to be suffering from depressive symptoms and 32% (n = 163) of them had moderate to severe depression levels. Religion, acceptance, and planning were the most frequently reported coping skills. The mean total quality of life score among all of the participants was 73.21 (SD = 16.17). Female participants had significantly higher levels of depression and lower levels of quality of life than male participants. Further, age was not found to be significantly correlated with depression, coping skills, or total quality of life scores. Depression scores were significantly positively correlated with coping skills and negatively correlated with total quality of life scores. No significant correlation was found between coping skills scores and total quality of life scores in this study. Being employed, holding an undergraduate degree, having chronic physical problems, and having mental health problems were found to be significantly associated with higher levels of depression. Holding a graduate degree, being a student, having military health insurance, not having mental health problems, and being a non-smoker were found to be significantly associated with lower coping skills scores. Being female, being educated to high school level or below, having mental health problems, and having family history of chronic physical problems were found to be significantly associated with lower total quality of life scores. This study provides valuable information on the psychological impacts of the national lockdown during the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jordanian adults. This information may help in the development of appropriate psychological interventions aimed at improving mental health and quality of life among at-risk groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.
对于在新冠疫情期间实施的全国封锁对约旦等阿拉伯国家普通民众造成的直接心理影响，人们了解甚少。本研究的目的是评估在约旦实施新冠疫情封锁期间，年龄≥18岁的约旦成年人样本中的抑郁水平、应对技能和生活质量及其相关因素。采用定量、描述性、相关性横断面设计，通过匿名在线自我报告调查收集参与者的人口统计学信息、抑郁情况、应对技能和生活质量数据。本研究共纳入511名年龄在18 - 65岁之间的参与者（平均年龄 = 30岁，标准差 = 10.6），其中大多数为女性（n = 333，占65.2%）。约65%（n = 332）的参与者被发现有抑郁症状，其中32%（n = 163）的人抑郁程度为中度至重度。宗教、接纳和计划是最常被提及的应对技能。所有参与者的生活质量总得分平均为73.21（标准差 = 16.17）。女性参与者的抑郁水平显著高于男性，生活质量水平显著低于男性。此外，未发现年龄与抑郁、应对技能或生活质量总得分有显著相关性。抑郁得分与应对技能显著正相关，与生活质量总得分显著负相关。本研究中未发现应对技能得分与生活质量总得分之间存在显著相关性。就业、拥有本科学历、有慢性身体问题和有心理健康问题被发现与较高的抑郁水平显著相关。拥有研究生学历、是学生、有军人医疗保险、没有心理健康问题和不吸烟被发现与较低的应对技能得分显著相关。女性、受教育程度为高中及以下、有心理健康问题和有慢性身体问题家族史被发现与较低的生活质量总得分显著相关。本研究提供了关于新冠疫情初期全国封锁对约旦成年人心理影响的宝贵信息。这些信息可能有助于制定适当的心理干预措施，旨在改善新冠疫情期间高危人群的心理健康和生活质量。
