An International Study Examining the Psychosocial Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Psychosocial Impacts
- Sponsor
- University of Otago
- Enrollment
- 2574
- Locations
- 9
- Primary Endpoint
- Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Sandila Tanveer
Assistant Research Fellow
University of Otago
Eligibility Criteria
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.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Time Frame: 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.