Assigned topic: Philippine Stress: Stress during covid 19 pandemic

AUTHOR/YEAR/ INTRO/PROBLEM/ OBJECTIVES METHODOLOGY RESULTS/ CONCLUSION/

TITLE GAP DISCUSSION/ RECOMMENDATION
IMPLICATION

Journal of Affective It is imperative to This study aims to Participants and There were 2037 During the early phase of
Disorders/2020 determine the establish the Procedures completed surveys the COVID-19 pandemic in
/Prevalence of prevalence of adverse prevalence of From 28 March to 12 out of 2700 total the Philippines, one-fourth
mental health mental health issues in a psychiatric April 2020, when the respondents with a of the respondents
problems during the society during symptoms and entire Luzon Islands of completion rate of reported moderate-to-
COVID-19 pandemic: this pandemic and identify risk and the Philippines was 75.4%. Excluding 158 severe anxiety, one-seventh
A systematic review mitigate its psychological protective factors under enhanced respondents who reported moderate-to-
and meta-analysis risks and consequences. contributing to community have a pre-existing severe stress
To date, there are no psychological stress quarantine, an online neuropsychiatric levels and one-sixth
studies that among social media survey in English condition, a total of reported moderate-to-
examine the users in the language was 1879 severe depression and
psychological impact of Philippines during disseminated through responses were psychological impact of the
the COVID-19 pandemic the COVID-19 the social media using analyzed. Table 1 outbreak.
to the general pandemic. snowball sampling shows the Female gender, youth age
population in the technique. The survey demographic of 12-21 years, single status,
Philippines. included information characteristics of the students, presence of
on participants. The specific physical
sociodemographics, majority were symptoms (i.e., headache,
personal symptoms, females (69%), well- cough, chills), recent
contact history, educated (68.5%, at imposed quarantine by a
knowledge and least a bachelor’s health authority, prolonged
concerns about degree), residents of stay
COVID-19, the at home, poor self-reported
precautionary Philippines (96.6%), health status, feeling of too
measures about single (63.7%), much unnecessary worry
COVID-19, employed (61.4%), has been made about
information update non-health care COVID-19, concerns about
on COVID-19, the professionals family members getting
validated Depression, (67.6%), with no sick, and feeling of being
Anxiety and Stress children (65.8%) and discriminated by other
Scales (DASS-21) and members of countries were associated
the Impact of Events household size of 3-5 with a greater psychological
Scale-Revised (IES-R) people (54.4%). The impact of the pandemic and
instrument mean age of higher levels of
(Cheung et al., 2019; respondents stress, anxiety and
Lovibond SH and was 34.5 years (SD, depression. Timely and
Lovibond PF, 1995; 13.4 years). accurate health
Creamer et al, 2003). information, having children
Ethics older than 16
This study was years old, perception of
approved by the good health status and
Research Ethics Board confidence in their own
of the University of health care providers were
the Philippines Manila associated with lesser
(UPMREB 2020-198- psychological impact of the
01). pandemic and lower levels
Statistical Analysis of stress, anxiety and
Data analysis was depression. The findings of
performed using the this study can be used to
SPSS Statistic 24.0 frame appropriate
(IBM SPSS, New York, psychological interventions
NY, USA). to
Frequency and avert occurrence of mental
percentage were health problems preventing
applied to describe psychological crisis.
variables. The scores
of IES-R and DASS-21
subscales were
expressed as mean
and standard
deviation (SD).
Association analysis
using chi-square
test was performed. P
value < 0.05 was
considered
statistically significant.