Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Mansoura.
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2022 Jan 31;14(1):e1-e6. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.2896.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel sickness that emerged worldwide as an unprecedented crisis and led to major effects on the daily life of the general public as well as negative impacts on their mental well-being.
This study aimed to assess satisfaction with life and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.
An online study was conducted in Egypt.
A cross-sectional online survey was fulfilled by 1056 Egyptian adults from 06 to 13 June 2020. Psychological distress and satisfaction with life were measured by Arabic validated versions of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS).
About half of the surveyed respondents (51%) were satisfied with their life, whilst 57.4% experienced severe psychological distress. The independent predictors of satisfaction with life are being married, satisfactory income, low distress, moderate distress and high distress (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.2, 3.0, 2.5, 6.9, 5.2 and 2.1, respectively). Being a female, having secondary education, secondary education, unsatisfactory income and presence of mental illness are the independent predictors of mental distress (AOR = 2.3, 3.9, 1.9, 1.9, 1.6 and 4.0, respectively).
The study provides evidence about the high prevalence of psychological distress during the peak period of Egypt's COVID-19 pandemic. The study results highlight the enhancement of development interventions to promote psychological well-being and feeling of satisfaction with life during the pandemic.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是一种新型疾病，在全球范围内出现，是一场前所未有的危机，对公众的日常生活产生了重大影响，并对他们的心理健康造成了负面影响。
本研究旨在评估 COVID-19 大流行期间埃及的生活满意度和心理困扰。
在埃及进行了一项在线研究。
2020 年 6 月 6 日至 13 日，通过阿拉伯语验证的 Kessler 心理困扰量表（K10）和生活满意度量表（SWLS）对 1056 名埃及成年人进行了横断面在线调查。
约一半的受访者（51%）对自己的生活感到满意，而 57.4%的人经历了严重的心理困扰。生活满意度的独立预测因素为已婚、收入满意、低困扰、中度困扰和高困扰（调整后的优势比 [AOR] = 1.2、3.0、2.5、6.9、5.2 和 2.1）。女性、中等教育程度、中等教育程度、收入不满意和精神疾病是心理困扰的独立预测因素（AOR = 2.3、3.9、1.9、1.9、1.6 和 4.0）。
该研究提供了证据表明，在埃及 COVID-19 大流行的高峰期，心理困扰的发生率很高。研究结果强调了在大流行期间加强发展干预，以促进心理健康和对生活的满意度。
