Examining the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international cross-sectional study protocol

Author:

Tanveer SandilaORCID,Schluter Philip JORCID,Porter Richard J,Boden Joseph,Beaglehole Ben,Sulaiman-Hill RuqayyaORCID,Dean Shaystah,Bell Romana,Al-Hussainni Wafaa N,Arshi Maliheh,Amer Nordin Amer Siddiq,Dinç Mehmet,Khan Mussarat Jabeen,Khoshnami Mohammad Sabzi,Majid Al-Masoodi Muthana AORCID,Moghanibashi-Mansourieh Amir,Noruzi Sara,Rahajeng Anggi,Shaikh Shaista,Tanveer Nisa,Topçu FeyzaORCID,Yapan Saadet,Yunianto Irfan,Zoellner Lori A,Bell Caroline

Abstract

IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic exposed people to significant and prolonged stress. The psychosocial impacts of the pandemic have been well recognised and reported in high-income countries (HICs) but it is important to understand the unique challenges posed by COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where limited international comparisons have been undertaken. This protocol was therefore devised to study the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in seven LMICs using scales that had been designed for or translated for this purpose.Methods and analysisThis cross-sectional study uses an online survey to administer a novel COVID Psychosocial Impacts Scale (CPIS) alongside established measures of psychological distress, post-traumatic stress, well-being and post-traumatic growth in the appropriate language. Participants will include adults aged 18 years and above, recruited from Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Somalia and Turkey, with a pragmatic target sample size of 500 in each country.Data will be analysed descriptively on sociodemographic and study variables. In addition, CPIS will be analysed psychometrically (for reliability and validity) to assess the suitability of use in a given context. Finally, within-subjects and between-subjects analyses will be carried out using multi-level mixed-effect models to examine associations between key sociodemographic and study variables.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval was granted by the Human Ethics Committee, University of Otago, New Zealand (Ref. No. 21/102). In addition, international collaborators obtained local authorisation or ethical approval in their respective host universities before data collection commenced.Participants will give informed consent before taking part. Data will be collected and stored securely on the University of Otago, New Zealand Qualtrics platform using an auto-generated non-identifiable letter-number string. Data will be available on reasonable request. Findings will be disseminated by publications in scientific journals and/or conference presentations.Trial registration numberNCT05052333.

Publisher

BMJ

Subject

General Medicine

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