Open AccessMental Wellbeing during the Lockdown Period following the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Carmina Shrestha,
Calvin Ghimire,
Sajan Acharya,
Prabhat Kc,
Simrandeep Singh,
Pawan Sharma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5498
Subject(s) - mental health , medicine , pandemic , descriptive statistics , cross sectional study , intervention (counseling) , psychiatry , family medicine , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , statistics , mathematics , pathology
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.