Akbarpour Samaneh, Nakhostin-Ansari Amin, Sadeghniiat Haghighi Khosro, Etesam Farnaz, Alemohammad Zahra Banafsheh, Aghajani Faezeh, Najafi Arezu
Sleep Breathing Disorders Research Center (SBDRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Occupational Sleep Research Center, Baharloo Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran J Psychiatry. 2022 Jan;17(1):24-34. doi: 10.18502/ijps.v17i1.8046.
COVID-19 pandemic has influenced almost every country worldwide. Being in a pandemic situation can cause psychological distress to people, which can lead to sleep disorders. The present study aimed to assess prevalence of depression, anxiety, and insomnia among Iranian people and their relations with COVID-19 fear in the early stages of COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional and population-based online study was designed. We created an online form and used Fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2 scale (GAD-2), Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2), and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), to assess fear of COVID-19, anxiety, depression, and insomnia, respectively. We sent the link to the online survey to Iranians interested in participating in the study via social media, and 1223 Iranian completed the form. A total of 1223 individuals with a mean age of 39.82 ± 10.75 years participated in the study. Prevalence of insomnia, depression and anxiety among our participants were 55.2%, 61.5%, and 50.9%, respectively. The mean FCV-19 score among the participants was 19.70 ± 5.08. Insomnia was more common among those who were 50 years or older. Fear of COVID-19 was related to a more risk of progression toward depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Fear of COVID-19 has a considerable association with depression, anxiety, and insomnia in the pandemic, and strategies to reasonably decrease people's fears can help to reduce incidence of psychological issues during the pandemic.
新冠疫情影响了全球几乎每个国家。身处疫情之中会给人们带来心理困扰，进而导致睡眠障碍。本研究旨在评估伊朗人群中抑郁、焦虑和失眠的患病率及其在新冠疫情早期与对新冠病毒的恐惧之间的关系。设计了一项基于人群的横断面在线研究。我们创建了一个在线表格，并使用新冠病毒恐惧量表（FCV - 19）、广泛性焦虑障碍2量表（GAD - 2）、患者健康问卷 - 2（PHQ - 2）和失眠严重程度指数（ISI）分别评估对新冠病毒的恐惧、焦虑、抑郁和失眠情况。我们通过社交媒体将在线调查问卷的链接发送给有兴趣参与研究的伊朗人，1223名伊朗人完成了该表格。共有1223名平均年龄为39.82±10.75岁的个体参与了研究。我们的参与者中失眠、抑郁和焦虑的患病率分别为55.2%、61.5%和50.9%。参与者的平均FCV - 19得分为19.70±5.08。50岁及以上人群中失眠更为常见。对新冠病毒的恐惧与发展为抑郁、焦虑和失眠的更高风险相关。在疫情期间，对新冠病毒的恐惧与抑郁、焦虑和失眠有相当大的关联，合理降低人们恐惧的策略有助于减少疫情期间心理问题的发生率。
