Anxiety and Depression during the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among the Thais and their Relaxation Techniques
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Due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), people have changed normal lifestyle to home quarantine and social distancing which can make them feel isolated and lonely leading to more stress and anxiety. The objectives of this study were to investigate the anxiety and depression among Thai people during the outbreak of COVID-19 and determine factors related to anxiety and depression. The participants were 655 Thai people who responded online questionnaires during May to June 2020. The outbreak of COVID-19 caused Thai people to work from home (29.47%). Their lifestyle was changed (78.78%) leading to more stress. They were afraid about the return of COVID-19 pandemic (41.98%) and felt more concerned about getting depressed (43.97%). The stress level was found to be related with anxiety and depression significantly. The popular activity to reduce and manage stress was social media usage (32.18%) and most participants interested in listening to music for stress management (65.50%).
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