Background

The coronavirus diseases of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was classified as one of the worst pandemics in the 21st century. Its rapid transmission, unpredicted mortality rate, and the uncertainty surrounding its transmission method have evoked additional fear and anxiety. Nonetheless, to the best of our knowledge, no prior study has explored PTSD prevalence three months after the start of the quarantine procedures in Saudi Arabia nor has examined PTSD prevalence by three different methods.

Objective

This observational cross-sectional study aimed to identify the prevalence, severity, and influencing factors of PTSD in different regions of Saudi Arabia three months after the onset of the quarantine procedures related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Through the month of June 2020, 1374 people (49.05% men and 50.95% women) completed a 35-item, 10-minute online. The prevalence of PTSD was measured using PCL-S (specific for COVID-19) that assesses the 17 symptoms of PTSD. Resilience was measured using 2-items Arabic version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 2 (CD-RISC 2).

Results

We calculated the prevalence by three methods, namely, PTSD cut-off score, criteria, and combined, and the prevalence was 22.63%, 24.8%, and 19.6%, respectively. Female participants showed higher prevalence than male. As well, participants who were either tested positive or suspected of having been infected with COVID-19 showed higher PTSD prevalence. Higher resilience was associated with lower PTSD prevalence.

Conclusions

This was the first study to report PTSD prevalence by three differential methods three months after the onset of the quarantine procedures related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. We observed a significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Saudi population; therefore, great attention should be performed in implementing new procedures that deal with the highlighted risk factors, especially in vulnerable groups, to overcome the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

中文翻译：

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沙特阿拉伯 COVID-19 大流行期间创伤后应激障碍的患病率

背景

2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行被列为 21 世纪最严重的大流行之一。它的快速传播、不可预测的死亡率以及围绕其传播方式的不确定性已经引起了额外的恐惧和焦虑。尽管如此，据我们所知，之前没有研究探讨过沙特阿拉伯隔离程序开始三个月后的 PTSD 患病率，也没有通过三种不同的方法检查 PTSD 患病率。

客观的

这项观察性横断面研究旨在确定在与 COVID-19 大流行相关的隔离程序开始三个月后，沙特阿拉伯不同地区 PTSD 的患病率、严重程度和影响因素。

方法

到 2020 年 6 月，1374 人（49.05% 男性和 50.95% 女性）完成了 35 项、10 分钟的在线活动。使用评估 PTSD 的 17 种症状的 PCL-S（特定于 COVID-19）测量 PTSD 的患病率。使用康纳戴维森复原力量表 2 (CD-RISC 2) 的 2 项阿拉伯文版本测量复原力。

结果

我们采用PTSD临界值、标准和综合三种方法计算患病率，患病率分别为22.63%、24.8%和19.6%。女性参与者的患病率高于男性。此外，检测呈阳性或疑似感染 COVID-19 的参与者表现出更高的 PTSD 患病率。较高的复原力与较低的 PTSD 患病率相关。

结论

这是在沙特阿拉伯与 COVID-19 大流行相关的隔离程序开始三个月后，第一项通过三种不同方法报告 PTSD 患病率的研究。我们观察到 COVID-19 大流行对沙特人口的​​重大影响；因此，在实施处理突出风险因素的新程序时应给予高度重视，特别是在弱势群体中，以克服 COVID-19 大流行的心理影响。