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The disease outbreak caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), which first appeared in Wuhan, China in late 2019, has now spread to various parts of the world The impact of its very rapid and widespread, cannot be denied and has caused various problems in many aspects of human life, particularlyin economic and health issues In the field of health aspect, in addition to affecting the physical system of the human body, this epidemic also affects the mental health aspect of individual and society With the condition of disrupted mental health that, psychological endurance can also become increasingly decreased Therefore an appropriate handling strategy is needed so that this condition does not get worse In order to formulate a proper and well-targeted evidence-based strategy, the availability of data on mental health conditions is necessary The main objective of this strategy is to reduce the spread of psychological effects and psychiatric symptoms that accompany it during an outbreak The purpose of this study was to obtain an accurate picture of the level of anxiety, depression and stress during the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) This research was conducted using online survey methods While the mental health status that is the focus of this research itself is measured using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-42) instrument The results of the study showed that the number of respondents experiencing depression, anxiety, and stress in above normal (mild to severe) was 15 5%, 28 7%, and 22 2% , respectively Thus, respondents more anxious rather than stress and depression Overall there are significant differences between the conditions of depression, anxiety, and stress based on differences in age of the subjects From Partial Eta Squares of multivariate analysis of variance can be seen that age contributes large effect size by 0,14 Even so, the main effects of the variable Gender, Education, Occupation, and Domicile are insignificant to Depression, Anxiety, and Stress © 2020 Lahore Medical And Dental College All rights reserved
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