Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international cross-sectional study protocol.

Journal: BMJ open

Volume: 13

Issue: 4

Year of Publication: 2023

Affiliated Institutions:  Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand. Faculty of Health, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. Department of Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Basic Sciences Deptartment, Ibn Sina University of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baghdad, Iraq. Department of Social Work, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran. Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Department of Psychology, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, Turkey. Department of Psychology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Department of Scholarships and Cultural Relations, Mustansiryah University, Baghdad, Iraq. Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khoram-Abad, Iran. Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Department of Psychology, Islamabad Model College for Girls (PostGraduate), Islamabad, Pakistan. Department of Peace and Conflict Sciences, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Washington, DC, USA. Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand caroline.bell@otago.ac.nz.

Abstract summary 

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed people to significant and prolonged stress. The psychosocial impacts of the pandemic have been well recognised and reported in high-income countries (HICs) but it is important to understand the unique challenges posed by COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where limited international comparisons have been undertaken. This protocol was therefore devised to study the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in seven LMICs using scales that had been designed for or translated for this purpose.This cross-sectional study uses an online survey to administer a novel COVID Psychosocial Impacts Scale (CPIS) alongside established measures of psychological distress, post-traumatic stress, well-being and post-traumatic growth in the appropriate language. Participants will include adults aged 18 years and above, recruited from Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Somalia and Turkey, with a pragmatic target sample size of 500 in each country.Data will be analysed descriptively on sociodemographic and study variables. In addition, CPIS will be analysed psychometrically (for reliability and validity) to assess the suitability of use in a given context. Finally, within-subjects and between-subjects analyses will be carried out using multi-level mixed-effect models to examine associations between key sociodemographic and study variables.Ethical approval was granted by the Human Ethics Committee, University of Otago, New Zealand (Ref. No. 21/102). In addition, international collaborators obtained local authorisation or ethical approval in their respective host universities before data collection commenced.Participants will give informed consent before taking part. Data will be collected and stored securely on the University of Otago, New Zealand Qualtrics platform using an auto-generated non-identifiable letter-number string. Data will be available on reasonable request. Findings will be disseminated by publications in scientific journals and/or conference presentations.NCT05052333.

Authors & Co-authors:  Tanveer Sandila S Schluter Philip J PJ Porter Richard J RJ Boden Joseph J Beaglehole Ben B Sulaiman-Hill Ruqayya R Dean Shaystah S Bell Romana R Al-Hussainni Wafaa N WN Arshi Maliheh M Amer Nordin Amer Siddiq AS Dinç Mehmet M Khan Mussarat Jabeen MJ Khoshnami Mohammad Sabzi MS Majid Al-Masoodi Muthana A MA Moghanibashi-Mansourieh Amir A Noruzi Sara S Rahajeng Anggi A Shaikh Shaista S Tanveer Nisa N Topçu Feyza F Yapan Saadet S Yunianto Irfan I Zoellner Lori A LA Bell Caroline C

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  World Health Organization . Listings of WHO’s response to COVID-19. 2020. Available: https://www.who.int/news/item/29-06-2020-covidtimeline
Authors :  25
Identifiers
Doi : e067886
SSN : 2044-6055
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Adult
Other Terms
COVID-19;MENTAL HEALTH;PUBLIC HEALTH
Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Mali
Publication Country
England