Evaluation of Perceived Depression, Anxiety, Stress Levels, Sleep Quality and Quality of Life among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine sleep quality, depression, anxiety, stress, and quality of life scores among Turkish adults during the pandemic and to examine the correlations among these variables. Material and Method: This online cross-sectional study was completed with 962 adults aged ≥18 years. The data collection form included questions about demographic and anthropometric characteristics, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), The World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale-Short Form (WHOQoL-BREF), and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-42). The snowball sampling method was used. Results: The median DASS and PSQI scores were higher in participants with poor sleep quality and sleep duration less than 7 hours (p<0.05). All subscales of the WHOQoL were significantly higher in individuals with good sleep quality and the general, physical, and psychological subscales were significantly higher in individuals with sleep duration of 7 hours or more (p<0.05). Age was found to have a weak correlation with the DASS subscales and a very weak correlation with the PSQI. There was a positive and moderately significant correlation between PSQI and the DASS subscales (p<0.001). Body weight and BMI had very weak correlation with DASS-D, DASS-A, and PSQI subscales (p<0.05). All subscales of WHOQoL were found to be negatively correlated with DASS subscales and PSQI (p<0.05). Conclusion: Quality of life was significantly correlated with perceived depression, anxiety, and stress, and sleep quality. There was also a correlation between sleep quality and levels of depression, anxiety and stress.

Keywords

• Depression
• anxiety
• stress
• sleep quality
• quality of life
• COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Yetişkinlerde Algılanan Depresyon, Anksiyete, Stres Düzeyi, Uyku Kalitesi ve Yaşam Kalitesinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, pandemi sürecinde Türk yetişkinlerin uyku kalitesi, depresyon, anksiyete, stres ve yaşam kalitesi puanlarını belirlemek ve bu değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Materyal ve Metot: Bu çevrimiçi kesitsel çalışma yaşları 18 ve üzerinde olan 962 yetişkin ile tamamlanmıştır. Veri toplama formunda demografik ve antropometrik özellikler, Pittsburgh Uyku Kalitesi İndeksi (PUKİ), Dünya Sağlık Örgütü Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği-Kısa Formu (WHOQoL-BREF) ve Depresyon Anksiyete Stres Ölçeği (DASÖ-42) yer almıştır. Kartopu örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Medyan DASÖ ve PUKİ skorları uyku kalitesi kötü olan ve uyku süresi 7 saatten az olan katılımcılarda daha yüksekti (p<0,05). WHOQoL-BREF’in tüm alt ölçekleri iyi uyku kalitesine sahip bireylerde ve genel, fiziksel ve psikolojik alt ölçekler 7 saat ve üzeri uyku süresine sahip bireylerde daha yüksekti (p<0,05). Yaş ile DASÖ alt ölçekleri arasında zayıf, PUKİ arasında ise çok zayıf bir korelasyon bulunmuştur. PUKİ ile DASÖ alt ölçekleri arasında pozitif ve orta derecede bir korelasyon belirlenmiştir (p<0,001). Vücut ağırlığı ve Beden Kütle İndeksi (BKİ) DASÖ-D, DASÖ-A alt ölçekleri ve PUKİ arasında çok zayıf bir korelasyon vardı (p<0,05). WHOQoL-BREF’in tüm alt ölçeklerinin DASÖ alt ölçekleri ve PUKİ ile negatif korelasyon gösterdiği saptanmıştır (p<0,05). Sonuç: Yaşam kalitesi, algılanan depresyon, anksiyete, stres ve uyku kalitesi ile ilişkili bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, uyku kalitesi ile algılanan depresyon, anksiyete ve stres düzeyleri arasında da bir ilişki belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

• Depresyon
• anksiyete
• stres
• uyku kalitesi
• yaşam kalitesi
• COVID-19 pandemisi

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