Community Mental Health Survey in Covid-19 Pandemic Situation in Indonesia
Rahma Widyana, Ranni Merli Safitri, Sumiharso
1540
ABSTRACT
The disease
outbreak caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), which first appeared in Wuhan,
China in late 2019, has now spread to various parts of the world. The impact of
its very rapid and widespread, cannot be denied and has caused various problems
in many aspects of human life, particularlyin economic and health issues. In
the field of health aspect, in addition to affecting the physical system of the
human body, this epidemic also affects the mental health aspect of individual
and society. With the condition of disrupted mental health that, psychological
endurance can also become increasingly decreased. Therefore an appropriate
handling strategy is needed so that this condition does not get worse. In order
to formulate a proper and well-targeted evidence-based strategy, the
availability of data on mental health conditions is necessary. The main
objective of this strategy is to reduce the spread of psychological effects and
psychiatric symptoms that accompany it during an outbreak. The purpose of this
study was to obtain an accurate picture of the level of anxiety, depression and
stress during the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19).This research was conducted
using online survey methods.While the mental health status that is the focus of
this research itself is measured using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale
(DASS-42) instrument. The results of the study showed that the number of
respondents experiencing depression, anxiety, and stress in above normal (mild
to severe) was 15.5%, 28.7%, and 22.2%., respectively. Thus, respondents more
anxious rather than stress and depression. Overall there are significant
differences between the conditions of depression, anxiety, and stress based on
differences in age of the subjects. From Partial Eta Squares of multivariate
analysis of variance can be seen that age contributes large effect size by 0,14.
Even so, the main effects of the variable Gender, Education, Occupation, and
Domicile are insignificant to Depression, Anxiety, and Stress.
Keywords:
Depression, Anxiety, Stress, COVID-19, Pandemic
ABSTRACT
The disease
outbreak caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), which first appeared in Wuhan,
China in late 2019, has now spread to various parts of the world. The impact of
its very rapid and widespread, cannot be denied and has caused various problems
in many aspects of human life, particularlyin economic and health issues. In
the field of health aspect, in addition to affecting the physical system of the
human body, this epidemic also affects the mental health aspect of individual
and society. With the condition of disrupted mental health that, psychological
endurance can also become increasingly decreased. Therefore an appropriate
handling strategy is needed so that this condition does not get worse. In order
to formulate a proper and well-targeted evidence-based strategy, the
availability of data on mental health conditions is necessary. The main
objective of this strategy is to reduce the spread of psychological effects and
psychiatric symptoms that accompany it during an outbreak. The purpose of this
study was to obtain an accurate picture of the level of anxiety, depression and
stress during the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19).This research was conducted
using online survey methods.While the mental health status that is the focus of
this research itself is measured using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale
(DASS-42) instrument. The results of the study showed that the number of
respondents experiencing depression, anxiety, and stress in above normal (mild
to severe) was 15.5%, 28.7%, and 22.2%., respectively. Thus, respondents more
anxious rather than stress and depression. Overall there are significant
differences between the conditions of depression, anxiety, and stress based on
differences in age of the subjects. From Partial Eta Squares of multivariate
analysis of variance can be seen that age contributes large effect size by 0,14.
Even so, the main effects of the variable Gender, Education, Occupation, and
Domicile are insignificant to Depression, Anxiety, and Stress.
Keywords:
Depression, Anxiety, Stress, COVID-19, Pandemic