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April 20, 2023HealthcareOpen Access

COVID-19: Factors Associated with the Psychological Distress, Fear and Resilient Coping Strategies among Community Members in Saudi Arabia

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TATalal Ali F. AlharbiQassim UniversityAAAlaa AlQurashiKing Fahd Medical CityIMIlias MahmudUniversity of East Anglia

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Cross-sectional study reveals elevated psychological distress and key risk factors in community members, highlighting an urgent need for targeted mental health interventions.

Key Points

  • To evaluate factors associated with psychosocial distress, fear of COVID-19, and resilient coping strategies among community members in Saudi Arabia during the pandemic.
  • Administered an anonymous cross-sectional online survey to 803 participants (70% female, median age 27 years) across healthcare and community settings in Saudi Arabia.
  • Assessed psychological distress, fear, and coping mechanisms using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10), Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), and Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS).
  • Identified independent predictors using multivariate logistic regression reporting adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
  • Severe distress was widespread, with 21.8% reporting high distress and 25.8% reporting very high distress, predominantly linked to female sex, younger age, non-national status, comorbidities, and employment disruption.
  • High fear was present in 11.1% (n = 89) of participants and was significantly associated with changes in employment (AOR 3.42, 95% CI 1.91–6.11, p = 0.000) and ex-smoker status (AOR 3.72, 95% CI 1.14–12.14, p = 0.029).
  • Resilient coping was medium in 41.5% (n = 333) and high in 14.3% (n = 115) of participants, with resilient coping being associated with contact with known or suspected COVID-19 cases (AOR 1.63, 95% CI 1.12–2.38, p = 0.011).

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Alharbi et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70189531a3df8243285fc3https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11081184
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