TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Depressive symptoms associated with COVID-19 preventive practice measures, daily activities in home quarantine and suicidal behaviors: Findings from a large-scale online survey in Bangladesh
JO  - BMC psychiatry
A1  - Islam, Md Saiful
A1  - Tasnim, Rafia
A1  - Sujan, Md Safaet Hossain
A1  - Ferdous, Most Zannatul
A1  - Sikder, Md Tajuddin
A1  - Masud, Jakir Hossain Bhuiyan
A1  - Kundu, Sourav
A1  - Tahsin, Promi
A1  - Mosaddek, Abu Syed Md
A1  - Griffiths, Mark D.
SP  - e273
EP  - e273
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: The world is facing a public health emergency situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological wellbeing among individuals worldwide has been negatively affected by the pandemic especially in low- and middle-income countries such as Bangladesh. The present study aimed to assess the estimate of depressive symptoms and investigated its associations with COVID-19 preventive practice measures, daily activities in home quarantine, and suicidal behaviors in a large-scale Bangladeshi online survey.  METHODS: An online-based cross-sectional survey was widely distributed to Bangladeshi citizens. A total of 13,654 participants (61.0% male; mean age = 24.0 years [SD = 6.0]; age range 18-65 years) completed the survey between May and June (2020). The survey included socio-demographics and COVID-19-related questions, along with lifestyle, suicidal, and psychometric measures. Hierarchical regression was performed to determine significant associations between depression and examined variables.  RESULTS: The estimate of depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic was 43.5%. Based on hierarchical regression analysis, depression was significantly associated with not engaging in COVID-19 preventive measures, daily activities in home quarantine (e.g., playing videogames), and suicidal behaviors.  CONCLUSIONS: Depressive symptoms appeared to be high during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. To fight against the pandemic, mental health issues as well as physical health issues need to be taken into consideration.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-244X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03246-7
ID  - ref1
ER  -