Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Riyadh, Saudi A

Today, the novel coronavirus2019 affects every continent in the world (COVID-19). This extremely contagious, socially destructive, infectious disease has also caused Saudi Arabia to suffer. Our aim was to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety and depression and identify the associated risk factors during the outbreak of COVID-19 among the general population of Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia. A web-based survey was used to perform this cross-sectional analysis. A total of 651 participants were recruited who, during the COVID-19 pandemic, were around 18 years old and lived in Riyadh city. We collected the participants' sociodemographic information and tested their assessment of COVID-19-related knowledge. In order to measure the status of an individual's anxiety and depression, we used the Arabic variants of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 questionnaire and the Patient Wellbeing Questionnaire. We found a prevalence of depression and anxiety of 28.7 and 25.5 percent in the general population, respectively. A substantially higher prevalence of anxiety and depression was seen in women, younger people (< 35 years of age), and unmarried people. Binary logistic regression research also found that anxiety and depression were correlated with female gender, younger than 35 years of age, having a history of psychiatric diseases, and spending more than one hour per day following COVID-19 news. During the pandemic, retired respondents were less likely to suffer from anxiety or depression. This study described women, younger people (< 35 years of age) and individuals with a history of psychiatric patients as vulnerable groups in need of assistance during this crisis. We also recommend that the general public should restrict their viewing time and follow news related to COVID-19.

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