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Evaluation of anxiety symptoms and depression in the general albanian population during quarantine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

F. Elezi ,
S. Tomori  and
G. Tafani
F. Elezi*
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Department, University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania
S. Tomori
Affiliation:
Pediatric Department, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania
G. Tafani
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Department, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Albanian authorities declared mandatory stay-at-home measures, closing businesses, schools and public places.

Objectives

To investigate the impact of these immediate changes on the mental wellbeing of the population.

Methods

Respondents (N=1678) from 18 to 60 years old were selected through a convenient sampling method. Questionnaires were administered online reporting time spent daily in the COVID-19 topic and genealities; the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7.

Results

Findings suggest a significant negative correlation between age and anxiety scoring (r(n=1678)=-.121, p≤.001) and age and depression scoring (r(n=1678)=-.232, p≤.001), shown also on the ANOVA test for age and anxiety (F=6.019, p≤.05) and age and depression (F=20.326, p≤.05). Differences on the level of education resulted in a lower score of anxiety and depression respectively (F=3.524, p≤.05), (F=7.739, p≤.05) on respondents with higher education. Those who were jobless from the pandemic scored higher on anxiety and depression respectively (F=9.760, p≤.05) (M=6.21, ds=4.686) and (F=16.051, p≤.05) (M=8.18, ds=5.791). Significant differences were found related to different amounts of time spent on the COVID-19 topic, respectively for anxiety and depression (F=25.736, p≤.001), (F=5.936, p≤.003), with people who spend less than 1 hour scoring higher on depression (M=7.57, ds= 5.849) and those who spend more than 3 hours scoring higher on anxiety (M=6.76, ds=5.60).

Conclusions

Higher education individuals, having a job and being in a romantic relationship relate to lower levels of depression during Covid-19 quarantine in Albania. Spending more time on the COVID-19 topic daily and being a female relate to higher level of anxiety.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

covis-19anxietydepressiongeneral population
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S100 - S101
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