COVID-19 Pandemic, Psychosocial Impacts
Conditions
Keywords
Psychological distress, Wellbeing, Mental health, Reliability and validity, Low and middle income countries, Cross-cultural comparisons
Brief summary
This is an observational study examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in seven low-and-middle income countries (Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Pakistan, Somaliland, and Turkiye). The data was obtained on standardised measures of wellbeing (WHO Well-Being Index), psychological distress (Kessler 10), post-traumatic stress (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5), post-traumatic growth (Posttraumatic Growth Inventory), and a novel pandemic-related stress (COVID Psychosocial Impacts Scale). Data was collected employing either a unilingual (in native language) or bilingual online survey (with English as a second language) from participants (N=2574) aged 18 and above using a non-probability convenient sampling. The findings enabled us to examine the psychosocial impacts of COVID-19, validate the translations of the CPIS and standardized measures; and determine the trajectory of study variables with pandemic exposure.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
Gadjah Mada University
Ibn Sina University of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Iraq
Al-Mustansiriyah University
Hasan Kalyoncu University
University of Washington
University of Malaya
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science
University of Otago
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 18 and above * Currently residing in the country of interest. * Additional inclusion criterion applies to bilingual studies; which is having English as a second language.
Exclusion criteria
* Aged below 18 years. * Not residing in the country of interest. * Additional exclusion criterion applies to bilingual studies; which is not having English as a second language.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. | Data was collected in a short-time window on each site. The time of data collection varies across site and was collected from Dec 2021 to Sep 2023. | To explore the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-report measures of wellbeing (WHO-5), psychological distress (K10), post-traumatic stress (PCL-5), post-traumatic growth (PTGI), and pandemic-related stress (CPIS) in seven LMICs. The data will be collected employing a unilingual (Indonesia, Somaliland, Turkey) or bilingual (Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Pakistan) survey. With-in-subjects and between-subjects designs together with exploratory regression analyses will be employed to characterize this outcome. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Analyzing the psychometric properties of the translations of the newly developed CPIS and other standardized measures. | The time of data collection varies across site and was collected from Dec 2021 to Sep 2023. | The findings will give psychometric information on the translations and suitability of use of the newly developed CPIS and other standardized questionnaires (K10, WHO-5, PCL-5, PTGI) in seven LMICs. The metric used to characterize this outcome involves reliability (internal consistency) and validity (construct) analyses. |
Countries
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Pakistan, Turkey (Türkiye), United States
Outcome results
None listed