Publication: Mental Wellbeing during the Lockdown Period following the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
| creativeworkseries.issn | JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, Carmina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ghimire, Calvin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Acharya, Sajan | |
| dc.contributor.author | KC, Prabhat | |
| dc.contributor.author | Singh, Swarndeep | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sharma, Pawan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-26T05:31:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-26T05:31:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | Carmina Shrestha Patan Academy of Health Sciences-School of Medicine, Lalitpur, Nepal Calvin Ghimire Patan Academy of Health Sciences-School of Medicine, Lalitpur, Nepal Sajan Acharya New York Medical College/Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, USA Prabhat KC Patan Academy of Health Sciences-School of Medicine, Lalitpur, Nepal Swarndeep Singh Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Pawan Sharma Department of Psychiatry, Patan Academy of Health Sciences-School of Medicine, Lalitpur, Nepal | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected all aspects of society, including mental and physical health. Often missed is the fact that the pandemic is occurring against the backdrop of a very high prevalence of mental health issues. Protecting the mental health of people and healthcare workers is important for long-term positive health outcomes and proper control of the outbreak. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional, questionnaire-based, online survey by convenience sampling. Ethical approval was obtained from the institutional review committee of Nepal Health Research Council (reference no. 2467). Open access, pre-validated questionnaires were used. Participants with significantly poor Mental wellbeing were identified using the WHO well-being index threshold score. Descriptive statistical analysis was carried out. Results: Five hundred and fifty-six participants were included in the analysis. Forty percent of the participants reported a WHO well-being index score of below 13, indicative of poor mental wellbeing and a need for further assessment for depression. Poor Mental wellbeing was more prevalent among participants less than 30 years of age, female gender, never married, diagnosed mental disorder, living alone and those using informal sources for COVID-19 related information. More participants with lower sleep quality score and higher perceived stress score reported poor Mental wellbeing. Conclusions: Combating this challenge requires integration across disciplines. One potential part of the solution is psychological intervention teams. An emerging positive connotation to the pandemic is that it needs to be harnessed as a tool for improving health facilities, community participation, and fighting misinformation. | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.5498 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/5478 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Medical Association | |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
| dc.subject | lockdown | |
| dc.subject | mental wellbeing | |
| dc.subject | Nepal | |
| dc.subject | pandemic | |
| dc.title | Mental Wellbeing during the Lockdown Period following the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 750 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 744 | |
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