General psychiatric symptoms among Bangladeshi people approximately one year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has had negative physical and mental impacts on people globally. The current study examined general psychiatric symptoms (fear, anxiety, depression, and insomnia) and loneliness, and their interrelationships and correlates among Bangladeshi individuals approximately 1 year after the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Methods

An internet-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1004 Bangladeshi people (51.8% male; mean age: 25.41 ± 7.80; age range: 18-60 years). Data were collected using a semi-structured e-questionnaire including informed consent, socio-demographics, lifestyle measures, and psychometric tools assessing loneliness, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and fear of COVID-19.

Results

Sizeable participants scre

SUBMITTER: Banik R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9483885 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature