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Sist endret: 24. januar 2023, 11:48
NVI-rapporteringsår: 2022
Resultat
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2022

Coping, Social Support and Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Effect on Depression and Anxiety: Patients’ Experiences in Community Mental Health Centers in Norway

Bidragsytere:
  • Zhanna Kan
  • Erik Ganesh Iyer Søegaard
  • Johan Siqveland
  • Ajmal Hussain
  • Ketil Hanssen-Bauer
  • Pia Jensen
  • mfl.

Tidsskrift

Healthcare
ISSN 2227-9032
e-ISSN 2227-9032
NVI-nivå 1

Om resultatet

Vitenskapelig artikkel
Publiseringsår: 2022
Volum: 10
Hefte: 5
Artikkelnummer: 875
Open Access

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Scopus-ID: 2-s2.0-85130249628

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Tittel

Coping, Social Support and Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Effect on Depression and Anxiety: Patients’ Experiences in Community Mental Health Centers in Norway

Sammendrag

Background: Little is known about psychiatric patients’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to investigate associations of coping strategies, social support and loneliness with mental health symptoms among these patients. Methods: We recruited 164 patients from Community Mental Health Centers in June–July 2020. Participants responded to an online questionnaire on corona-related questions, Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experience, Crisis Support Scale, a 3-item Loneliness Scale, and Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25. We used linear regression models to investigate associations between these and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Results: Almost 51% were aged 31–50 years and 77% were females. Forty-six (28%) participants reported worsened overall mental health due to the pandemic. The reported rates of clinical depression and anxiety were 84% and 76%, respectively. Maladaptive coping was independently associated with both depression and anxiety symptoms. Loneliness was independently associated with depression symptoms. Conclusions: Patients in Community Mental Health Centers in Norway reported high rates of depression and anxiety symptoms. Many of them reported worsening of their mental health due to the pandemic, even at a time when COVID-19 infections and restrictive measures were relatively low. Maladaptive coping strategies and loneliness may be possible explanations for more distress. Keywords: anxiety; depression; COVID-19; coping; Community Mental Health Centers; loneliness; social support

Bidragsytere

Zhanna Kan

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Behandlingsforskning (psykisk helse), seksjon for ved Oslo universitetssykehus HF

Erik Ganesh Iyer Søegaard

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Klinikk psykisk helse og avhengighet -Stab ved Oslo universitetssykehus HF
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Klinikk psykisk helse og avhengighet ved Universitetet i Oslo

Johan Siqveland

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Nasjonalt senter for selvmordsforskning og -forebygging ved Universitetet i Oslo
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved FOU psykisk helsevern forskning ved Akershus universitetssykehus HF

Ajmal Hussain

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Distriktspsykiatriske sentre (DPS) ved Akershus universitetssykehus HF

Ketil Hanssen-Bauer

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved FOU psykisk helsevern forskning ved Akershus universitetssykehus HF
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Klinikk for helsetjenesteforskning og psykiatri ved Universitetet i Oslo
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