A comparative study of the relationship between anxiety and depression severity and coping skills in people with covid-19 and non-patients in Azna

Introduction: Public health concerns about the covid-19 pandemic and the lack of any treatment for the disease and living in quarantine have led to psychological illness in people with the virus. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between anxiety severity and depression with coping skills in people with and without COVID-19 to reduce harm in Azna.

Methods: The study is a descriptive correlational and applied study. The statistical population is all patients and non-patients with Covid 19. Because the statistical population is unlimited, 175 patients and its equivalent for non-patients using Cochran’s formula and sample were selected at random in the city of Azna. The instruments used in the study were the Personal Information Questionnaire, Lazarus Coping Skills Questionnaire, and Beck Anxiety and Depression Questionnaire. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS16 statistical software and multiple regression analysis, independent t-test, and Pearson correlation coefficient.

Results: A comparison between covid-19 and non-covid patients showed that the severity of anxiety and depression in patients was higher than in non-patients and also between coping skills and the severity of anxiety and depression in patients with covid-19. There was a significant correlation between 19 and non-patients (P <0.001) and with increasing coping skills score, the severity of anxiety and depression decreased.

Conclusion: This study showed that having Covid-19 increases the severity of depression and anxiety in people. Improving proper coping skills and psychological techniques, in people with and without pain, will help maintain mental health with such a health crisis.