The psychological and social impacts on personal stress for residents quarantined for COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.
Mogeda El Sayed El Keshky, Abeer Mohammad Alsabban, Sawzan Sadaqa Basyouni
PMID 33966798WHAT IT FOUND
Quarantined residents in Saudi Arabia reported high distress. 40.5% had anxiety, 57.5% had depression, and 55.5% had stress.
Younger age, low life satisfaction, and difficulty expressing emotions were linked to more anxiety, depression, or stress.
Key findings
01Using HADS cut-offs, 40.5% had anxiety, 57.5% had depression, and 55.5% had stress.
02In regression models, stress was negatively associated with age, cognitive reappraisal, and life satisfaction, and positively associated with expressive suppression, total emotion regulation, and family support.
03Depression was lower with cognitive reappraisal, life satisfaction, and friend support, but higher with expressive suppression, total emotion regulation, family support, and total perceived social support.
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What it does not show
The sample was 200 quarantined residents, and the authors called it relatively small, limiting generalisability. Most participants were female (152 of 200), limiting inferences for males and gender differences. The survey was online and had a 45% response rate from approximately 445 invited people, so participants may not represent all quarantined residents. The study measured associations at one time point, so it cannot show that any factor caused anxiety, depression, or stress. Gender findings for depression were inconsistent: the results text said females felt less depression, while the discussion said females felt more depressed.
Declared interests
None reported by the authors.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these associations as evidence that any factor caused distress or that family support reduces depression. The study was a single online survey of quarantined residents, and family support was positively associated with depression and stress.