Publication: Mental Health Problems and Social Media Exposure during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Adult Population of Nepal
| creativeworkseries.issn | 1812-2027 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dhakal, R | |
| dc.contributor.author | Thapa, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Karki, A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, D | |
| dc.contributor.author | Karki, P | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kaphle, HP | |
| dc.contributor.author | Neupane, N | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sharma, C | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-05T08:22:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-05T08:22:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description | Dhakal R,1 Thapa M,2 Karki A,3 Shrestha D,4 Karki P,1 Kaphle HP,5 Neupane N,1 Sharma C6 1Department of Nursing Program School of Health and Allied Sciences Pokhara University, Pokhara, Nepal 2Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences College of Nursing, Kathmandu, Nepal 3Health Training Center Gandaki Province, Nepal 4School of Business, Pokhara University Pokhara, Nepal 5Department of Public Health School of Health and Allied Sciences Pokhara University, Pokhara, Nepal 6Maharajgunj Nursing Campus Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT Background The COVID-19 pandemic is a significant global health crisis that poses a threat to a person’s psychological well-being. A very large number of people got exposed to social network sites during this period which can be hazardous and cause psychological difficulties. There is no prior research or limited studies in this area during emergencies in Nepal. Objective To assess the mental health issues and examine their relationship with social media exposure in adults. Method A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted by using a validated scale of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress (DAAS-21) and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) among 18 years above adult population. Data were collected through an online survey. Descriptive statistics was used to describe sociodemographic data. Binary logistic regression analysis were performed to examine the relationship between psychological problems and social media exposure. Result Out of 422 participants, the overall prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, and insomnia among the study population were 32%, 28.4%, 24.5%, and 47% respectively. Additionally, 86.5% of individuals said they were frequently exposed to social media. Age, ethnicity, gender, past health problems, and health status were significantly associated with psychological problems. Further, social media exposure was associated with gender and marital status. There was no evidence of an association of psychological problems with social media exposure. Conclusion Depression, anxiety, stress and insomnia are common mental health problems found in the adult population during the time of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic and highly affected were under 25 years age. Female and unmarried adults are using more social media. KEY WORDS Adult, COVID-19, Mental health problems, Nepal, Social media exposure | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/4052 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Kathmandu University | |
| dc.subject | Adult | |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
| dc.subject | Mental health problems | |
| dc.subject | Nepal | |
| dc.subject | Social media exposure | |
| dc.title | Mental Health Problems and Social Media Exposure during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Adult Population of Nepal | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 214 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 207 | |
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