The Anxiety and Stress of the Public during the Spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Nehad J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlrawili, Abdulrahman S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlkhawaja, Faisal Z.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-18T10:30:25Z
dc.date.available2020-11-18T10:30:25Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractAim: This study aims to assess the public anxiety and stress during the spread of novel Coronavirus (COVID‐19).Methodology:The survey was prepared using CDC “Daily Life & Coping with Coronavirus Disease 2019” section. The data were collected and analyzed using Excel software. The descriptive data were represented by frequencies and percentages.Results:About 91% of the 304 respondents fear and worry about their own health and the health of their families and about 82.24% of them are worried about the effect of the disease spreading on work and study.The majority of the respondents think that people infected with the Coronavirus will experience social rejection and avoidance from others (61.51%) but only 12.5% think that people with the disease may be deprived of health care, education, housing and work.Conclusion:COVID-19 spreading increase the stress and worry of the public regarding their health, their family health and negative economic effect of the disease. It is important to increase the awareness regarding COVID-19 and to improve the communication of health care professionals and the public with infected patientsen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartmentof Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsCollege of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsCollege of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationAhmed Nehad J., Alrawili Abdulrahman S., Alkhawaja Faisal Z.. The Anxiety and Stress of the Public during the Spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International. 2020 May; 32(7): 54-59en_US
dc.identifier.issn2456-9119
dc.identifier.issn2231-2919
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/215973
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSCIENCEDOMAIN internationalen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume32en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.9734/JPRI/2020/v32i730460en_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectcoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectCOVID‐19en_US
dc.subjectstigmaen_US
dc.subjectstressen_US
dc.titleThe Anxiety and Stress of the Public during the Spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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