Psychological effects of, and compliance with, self-isolation among COVID-19 patients in South Batinah Governorate, Oman: a cross-sectional study

Almayahi, Zayid K.; Al Lamki, Nasser

doi:10.1186/s41983-022-00481-x

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Table 3 Relationship between Kessler categorical scales and patients’ characteristics

From: Psychological effects of, and compliance with, self-isolation among COVID-19 patients in South Batinah Governorate, Oman: a cross-sectional study

	Low (10–15)	Moderate (16–21)	High (22–29)	Very high (30–50)	Total (%)	X²	p value
Nationality
Omani	41.0	27.0	19.3	12.7	100	0.981	0.806
Non-Omani	31.3	37.5	18.8	12.5	100	0.981	0.806
Gender
Man	47.2	27.7	16.5	8.7	100	16.192	0.001*
Woman	30.4	27.0	23.6	18.9	100	16.192	0.001*
Place
Awabi	54.5	27.3	18.2	-	100	9.239	0.954
Barka	38.9	27.8	18.8	14.6	100
Musanaa	39.8	26.5	22.4	11.2	100
Nakhal	36.4	22.7	27.3	13.6	100
Rustaq	42.1	28.9	18.4	10.5	100
Wadi Mawel	42.9	21.4	14.3	21.4	100
Outside SBG	50.0	35.7	-	14.3	100
Age
Less than 30	40.3	26.2	21.5	12.1	100	3.245	0.778
31–40	42.3	25.5	17.4	14.8	100
More than 40	38.3	33.3	18.5	9.9	100
Social status
Married	41.0	27.7	19.4	11.9	100	1.804	0.937
Single	41.7	25.0	19.0	14.3	100
Divorced and widowed	29.4	35.3	17.6	17.6	100
Education
Primary	45.1	23.9	16.9	14.1	100	2.604	0.857
Secondary	40.5	25.5	20.3	13.7	100
Diploma/Bachelor/higher	38.7	31.0	19.4	11.0	100
Work
Governmental work	40.7	30.9	18.5	9.9	100	12.280	0.056
Private	35.5	29.0	17.4	18.1	100
I don’t work	49.4	17.7	24.1	8.9	100
No of children
1–2 Children	35.5	32.7	19.1	12.7	100	3.197	0.784
≥ children	41.2	26.8	19.0	13.1	100
I don’t have children	44.8	23.3	19.8	12.1	100
No of household members
5 or less	41.3	24.0	24.0	10.7	100	5.680	0.460
6–10	38.9	31.5	16.7	13.0	100
11 or more	43.9	25.8	15.2	15.2	100
Comorbidities
No	41.9	29.2	18.1	10.7	100	7.183	0.066
Yes	35.8	21.0	23.5	19.8	100	7.183	0.066
Duration of isolation
14 days	38.3	30.8	20.9	10.0	100	15.578	0.016*
Less than 14 days	62.5	22.5	7.5	7.5	100
More than 14 days	37.7	23.9	20.3	18.1	100
Communication by the health facility
No	23.1	34.6	23.1	19.2	100	4.505	0.609
Yes, daily	44.3	27.0	18.3	10.4	100
Few times	40.8	26.9	19.3	13.0	100
Salary affected
Yes	33.3	15.2	22.7	28.8	100	22.348	< 0.001*
No	42.2	30.0	18.5	9.3	100	22.348	< 0.001*
Month of diagnosis
February–June	42.0	27.7	20.2	10.1	100	1.073	0.783
July–November	40.0	27.3	18.8	13.8	100	1.073	0.783
Shortage of essential items
No	45.5	28	17.2	9.2	100	39.89	< 0.001*
Yes	11.1	24.1	31.5	33.3	100	39.89	< 0.001*

*Significant result p ≤ 0.05

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