Perceived Stress among Iranians during COVID-19 Pandemic; Stressors and Coping Mechanisms: A Mixed-methods Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

New coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic socioeconomically affected the world. In this study, we measured the perceived stress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic among Iranians to determine the groups at both extremes of the spectrum followed by identifying the stressors and coping mechanisms.

Methods

This study was a mixed-methods study. We distributed a web-based 10-item perceived stress scale (PSS-10), to measure perceived stress score (PSS), through social networks from March 12 to 23, 2020. Then, we interviewed 42 students, 31 homemakers, 27 healthcare providers, and 21 male participants to identify the sources of stress and coping mechanisms.

Results

Finally, 13,454 participants completed the questionnaires. The median and interquartile range (IQR) of the

SUBMITTER: Faghankhani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9659483 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature