MUSCAT: People are experiencing significantly more stress, anxiety, depression and sleep disturbances, with women and young people the most affected due to COVID-19, according to a new study.
The study showed 30% of citizens and residents in Oman suffered from symptoms of anxiety, depression and sleep disturbances for reasons related to coronavirus. The study was conducted on 1,580 citizens and residents from the different governorates of the Sultanate.
Dr. Hamad bin Nasser Al Senawi, Senior Consultant at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, said: “The research study carried out by doctors from the Ministry of Health concluded that the medical staff working on the front lines is the most exposed to psychological pressures.
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Dr. Badr bin Ali Al Habsi, a consultant physician and Director of Al Masarah Hospital, indicated that through systematic studies of research published on the mental health of the general public during the Corona pandemic, the cases of
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sleep disorders have increased significantly among the people.
Dr. Nada Bint Abdullah Al Baloushi, a specialist physician and head of the medical rehabilitation department at Al Masara Hospital, explained that young men and women aged 40 years and under are the “most vulnerable to mental disorders and that maintaining a positive lifestyle, a healthy diet, regular sleep hours, and exercising at a rate of 90 minutes per week are important factors to reduce low psychological stress,” she added.
