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Depression level and coping responses toward the movement control order and its impact on quality of life in the Malaysian community during the COVID-19 pandemic: a web-based cross-sectional study

Yee A 1 , Hodori N'M 1 , Tung YZ 2 , Ooi PL 3 , Latif SABA 4 , Isa HM 5 Show all authors , Ng DL 6 , Chai CS 7 , Tan SB 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, University Malaya Medical Centre, 50600, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Palliative and Supportive Therapy, National Cancer Institute, 62250, Putrajaya, Malaysia
  • 5 Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, University Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • 6 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • 7 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia. [email protected]
Ann Gen Psychiatry, 2021 May 24;20(1):31.
PMID: 34030704 DOI: 10.1186/s12991-021-00352-4

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease prompting extreme containment measures, including lockdown, travel restrictions, social distancing, and stringent personal hygiene. This study investigates the depression level and coping responses toward the lockdown, referred as the movement control order (MCO) during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia and its impact on quality of life.

METHOD: This cross-sectional study was conducted from April to May 2020. The outcomes were assessed using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21, Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory, and World Health Organisation Quality of Life-BREF Scale (WHOQOL-BREF) in both English and validated Malay versions.

RESULTS: Mild-to-severe depression was found in 28.2% (n = 149) of the 528 respondents. Respondents with mild-to-severe depression were significantly younger (33.09 ± 10.08 versus 36.79 ± 12.47 years), without partner (71.8% versus 45.6%), lived in the red zone (85.9% versus 71.0%), and had lower household income as defined in the category of B40 (51.7% versus 39.3%) compared to those without depression (all p 

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