Short and Long-term Psychological Impact of Covid-19 on The Egyptians

Depression

Hamilton depression scale:The total score is obtained by summing the score of each item, 0-4 (symptom is absent, mild, moderate, or severe). For the 17-item version, scores can range from 0 to 54.Where total scores between 0 and 7 do not indicate the presence of depression, scores between 8 and 13 indicate mild depression, scores between 14 and 18 indicate moderate depression, scores between 19 and 22 indicate severe depression and 23 score or more indicate very severe depression.

Time frame: 6 months

Anxiety

Hamilton anxiety scale:The scale consists of 14 items, each defined by a series of symptoms, and measures both psychic anxiety (mental agitation and psychological distress) and somatic anxiety (physical complaints related to anxiety).Each item is scored on a scale of 0 (not present) to 4 (severe), with a total score range of 0-56, where total score 0 -13=normal, 14-17 = mild anxiety, 18-24 = moderate anxiety, 25-30 = severe anxiety.

Time frame: 6 months

Obsessive compulsive disorder

Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (OCD): Each item is rated from 0 (no symptoms) to 4 (extreme symptoms). A score of 0-7 is considered nonclinical. Scores ranging between 8 and 15 are considered mild. Scores between 16 and 23 are considered moderate and scores between 24-31 and 32-40 are considered severe and extreme, respectively.

Time frame: 6 months

Sleep disorder

Pitsburgh sleep quality index

Time frame: 6 months

Psychological problems

Symptom checklist 90

Time frame: 6 months