Open AccessMeasuring the impact of COVID-19 on mental health as a preliminary procedure in primary care provision: A cross-sectional study using COVID-19 anxiety scale
Author(s) -
Neeraja Meesala,
G. Harsha,
Pradeep Kandikatla,
P Venkata Karteekvarma,
Sandhya R Nadakuditi,
Sampath K Kakaraparthi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1244_20
Subject(s) - anxiety , medicine , cross sectional study , mental health , population , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , depression (economics) , psychiatry , environmental health , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , economics , macroeconomics
It is imperative to acknowledge that COVID-19 poses significant burden on the psychological well-being of people. With implementation of lockdown and measures like quarantine, the mental health of people is affected, and the associated problems may range from depression to suicidal ideation. With this background, the aim of this study was to assess COVID-19 anxiety among general population of the state of Andhra Pradesh.