ArticleBJPsych open2021
Fear at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: validation of the Arabic version of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire among Saudi-based respondents.
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- Factors Affecting COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Pregnant Women: A Cross Sectional Study from Abha City, Saudi Arabia.Vaccines · 2023Article
- Evaluation of Depression and Anxiety in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic.Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Psychological well-being among Saudi adults during the context of COVID-19 lockdown: a psychometric analysis of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire.BMC psychology · 2022Article
- Evaluation of perceived fears of COVID-19 virus infection and its relationship to health-related quality of life among patients with diabetes mellitus in Egypt during pandemic: a developing country single-center study.Diabetology international · 2022Article
- Cognitive after-effects and associated correlates among post-illness COVID-19 survivors: a cross-sectional study, Egypt.The Egyptian journal of neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented stress and fear throughout the world.
aimsTo evaluate the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Saudi public, and to examine the performance of the Arabic version of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) scale.
methodWe conducted an online questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey of a sample of the Saudi public.
resultsThe study included 347 participants, who reported significantly higher levels of distress, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and somatisation compared with a normative sample. Females scored higher in terms of somatisation, depression and anxiety symptoms, and distress. Obtaining COVID-19 information from friends and relatives was associated with higher levels of somatisation, depression and anxiety symptoms, and distress. Cronbach's alpha was 0.93 for the distress scale, 0.88 for the depression scale, 0.88 for the anxiety scale and 0.86 for the somatisation scale.
conclusionsLevels of psychological distress were high among the Saudi public during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found high reliability for the Arabic version of the 4DSQ scale. However, three items did not conform to the four-factor structure, namely, item 1: 'During the past week, did you suffer from dizziness or feeling light-headed?', item 20: 'During the past week, did you suffer from disturbed sleep?' and item 46: 'During the past week did you ever think I wish I was dead?'.
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