ArticleThe South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa2022
Mental health distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria: Need for psychological intervention.
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- eHealth literacy was associated with anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Designing the Well-Being of Romanians by Achieving Mental Health with Digital Methods and Public Health Promotion.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- COVID-19: Experiences of Social Workers Supporting Older Adults With Dementia in Nigeria.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe world began to realise the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in January 2020, and since then the number of people infected has exceeded 1 million globally. In less than 1 month following the first reported case in Nigeria, over 180 people had tested positive to the disease. Studies have shown that such rapidly spreading infectious diseases have the potential to create widespread fear, apprehension, panic and anxiety amongst the general public.
aimThis study aimed at evaluating the impact of information dissemination and public mental healthcare needs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. It also hopes to determine if there is an unmet need for telepsychiatry in Nigeria.
settingCommunity-based study covering the North, South and West of Nigeria.
methodsThis was a descriptive cross-sectional study using an on-line survey form via the snowballing sampling method.
resultsSocial media was identified as the main source of information concerning COVID-19, and half of the respondents opined that information dissemination was inadequate. Psychological distress was present in 90.5% of the participants and 61.8% admitted that this distress was worsened by fake news and myths concerning COVID-19. However, 53.8% of the participants were willing to access mental healthcare services, with telepsychiatry being the preferred choice.
conclusionThere is a need to implement a national public mental health service during this emergency. Telepsychiatry has numerous advantages in this context and maybe an opportunity to roll out a novel means of delivering mental healthcare.
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