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NCT Number: NCT04394078

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Depression and Quality of Life

It is aimed to investigate the depression and quality of life of Turkish society caused by Covid-19 pandemic and reveal the relationship between them

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Key information

Conditions

Depression Behavior Behavioral Symptoms COVID 19 COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Infections Lung Diseases Nidovirales Infections Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral Quality of Life RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Social Behavior Social Isolation Virus Diseases

Age range

15 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Okan University

Istanbul, 34959, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Study hypothesis that people are tend to be depressed and the quality of life is affected negatively by Covid-19 pandemic. Although Turkey has affected moderately, the immediate change on depression and quality of life observable and measurable. It is aimed to investigate the depression and quality of life of Turkish society caused by Covid-19 pandemic and reveal the relationship between them. According to existing data and perspective of psychology and physiotherapy, potential solutions will be aligned.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • being Turkish
  • understanding Turkish
  • currently living in Turkey
  • being between the age of 15 - 65
  • being literate
  • have internet access

Exclusion criteria

  • being diagnosed with a psychological disorder before the pandemic
  • having missing value on outcome measures
  • giving incomprehensible answering

Treatment and study plan

Online survey

Other

Volunteer individuals enrolled the study after approval an online informed consent form. Sociodemographic data of the participants recorded as an online survey. Then, patient reported outcomes were used to assess depression (Zung depression Scale) and quality of life (WHO Qualiy of Life - Bref version).

Primary outcomes

  1. Sociodemographic information form

    Time frame: two months after Covid 19 recognised as pandemic

    Participants are asked to give information about: age, gender, educational status, height, weight, occupation, working status, city inhabited, whether they live alone or with someone, whether they have a chronic disease, have a pet, do physical activity, eat healthy and sufficient, have qualified sleep, whether they are supported economically.

  2. Zung Depression Scale

    Time frame: two months after Covid 19 recognised as pandemic

    Zung depression scale, developed by Zung (Zung, 1965), is patient rating depression scale, was used to asses four domains related to depression; somatic, mood disorders, psychomotor and psychological disorders. Each question is rated on a 4-point Likert scale (0- never, 1- sometimes, 2- frequently, 3- always). Scale contains 10 straight 10 reverse questions. The total score is calculated from the raw score obtained (total score = (raw score / 80) * 100). Accordingly, scores less than 50 are normal or no psychopathology; between 50 and 59 points indicates mild level, between 60 and 69 points indicate moderate level and 70 and above points indicate severe level depression (Thurber et al., 2002). The validity reliability of the scale was studied on Turkish society (Gencdogan & Nihal, 2011)

  3. World Health Organization Quality of Life - Bref

    Time frame: two months after Covid 19 recognised as pandemic

    World Health Organization Quality of Life Bref is the short version of the WHOQOL-100 to assess the health-related quality of life (Harper et al., 1998), which has efficient psychometric properties, valid and reliable for Turkish society (Eser et al., 1999). It is essential for epidemiological survey and international report has built for psychometric properties for 26 country where Turkey within (Skevington et al., 2004). It has 4 domains; physical health, psychology, social relations and environment. Each question is answered on a 5-point Likert scale. The raw score is converted into a percentage system. The quality of life is interpreted as good as it gets closer to 100% (Akvardar et al., 2006).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Okan University

Other

Collaborators

  • Yuksek Ihtisas University

Registry information

Official study title

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Depression and Quality of Life: Cross Sectional Study on Turkish Society and Suggestions on Potential Solution

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
May 19, 2020
Registry last updated
Jun 11, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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