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ArticleClinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH2022

Prevalence of Mood Disorders and Associated Factors at the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Potocol for a Community Survey in La Manouba Governorate, Tunisia.

Uta Ouali, Amina Aissa, Salsabil Rjaibi, Nada Zoghlami, Yosra Zgueb, Amine Larnaout, Mejdi Zid, Imen Kacem, Fatma Charfi, Maria Francesca Moro and 7 more

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Uta OualiDepartment Psychiatry A, Razi Hospital La Manouba, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.
Amina AissaDepartment Psychiatry A, Razi Hospital La Manouba, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.
Salsabil RjaibiNational Institute of Health, Tunis, Tunisia.
Nada ZoghlamiNational Institute of Health, Tunis, Tunisia.
Yosra ZguebDepartment Psychiatry A, Razi Hospital La Manouba, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.
Amine LarnaoutFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.
Mejdi ZidNational Institute of Health, Tunis, Tunisia.
Imen KacemFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.
Fatma CharfiFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.
Maria Francesca MoroMailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, US.
Nadia TouihriNational Institute of Statistics, Tunis, Tunisia.
Wahid MelkiFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.
Hajer Aounallah-SkhiriFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.
Fethi NacefDepartment Psychiatry A, Razi Hospital La Manouba, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.
Riadh GouiderFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.
Zouhaier El HechmiPrivate Practice, Tunis, Tunisia.
Mauro Giovanni CartaCenter for Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatics, University Hospital, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Faculté de médecine de TunisTunis El Manar University · TNNational Heritage Institute · TNColumbia University · USHôpital Razi de La Manouba · TNTunisia Private University · TNTunis University · TNUniversity of Cagliari · IT

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Abstract

Aims: The present survey aims to assess the overall mood disorder prevalence and identify associated socio-demographic and clinical factors in a Tunisian community sample, with special attention to the COVID-19 pandemic. Background: Mood disorders are one of the leading causes of all non-fatal burdens of disease, with depression being at the top of the list. The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased the prevalence of mood disorders, especially in Low and Middle-income countries (LMICs) and in vulnerable populations. Objective: 1/ Assess point and lifetime prevalence of depressive and bipolar disorders as well as subthreshold bipolarity in a representative population sample of La Manouba governorate and assess treatment patterns for these disorders; 2/Study socio-demographic and clinical correlates of mood disorders 3/ Assess the association between mood disorders and quality of life 4/ Study the impact of the COVID-pandemic on the prevalence of mood disorders 5/ Assess coping mechanisms to the COVID-pandemic and whether these mechanisms moderate the appearance of mood disorders or symptoms since the beginning of the pandemic. Methods: This is a household cross-sectional observational survey to be conducted in La Manouba Governorate in a sample of 4540 randomly selected individuals aged ≥ 15 years. Data collection will be carried out by trained interviewers with clinical experience, through face-to-face interviews and the use of the computer assisted personal interviewing approach (CAPI). The following assessment tools are administered. Results: Structured clinical Interview for DSM IV-TR (Mood disorder section and Screening questions on Anxiety), Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ), Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ), 12-item Short Form Survey (SF-12), the Brief-COPE, and a questionnaire about a headache. In addition, socio-demographic and clinical data will be collected. Conclusion: This will be one of the very few household surveys in a general population sample to assess mental health problems and COVID-19-related variables since the beginning of the pandemic. Through this research, we aim to obtain an epidemiological profile of mood disorders in Tunisia and an estimation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their prevalence. Results should contribute to improving mental health care in Tunisia.

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Bipolar disorderCommunity surveyCOVID-19DepressionMood disorderPrevalenceStudy protocol

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