Examine the Psychosocial Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic.

University of Otago2,574 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

2,574

Conditions

Psychosocial Impacts COVID-19 Pandemic

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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.

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States

Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Universitas Gadjah Mada

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences

Tehran, Iran

Ibn Sina University of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Baghdad, Iraq

Mustansiriyah University

Baghdad, Iraq

Universiti Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

International Islamic University

Islamabad, Pakistan

Hasan Kalyoncu Üniversitesi

Gaziantep, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

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.