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Long-term impact of Covid-19: psychological disturbances and cognitive functioning of recovered professionals in Dhaka

Hospitalization or home isolation may have an acute effect on the mental health and cognitive functioning of COVID-19 recovered professionals, but there is a lack of studies in this regard. This cross-sectional study examined the possible psychological disturbances and impairment in cognitive functi...

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Main Authors: Baroi, Bijon, Muhammad, Noor, Himi, Samsad Afrin
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
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spelling my-ukm.journal.220232023-08-10T06:56:33Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22023/ Long-term impact of Covid-19: psychological disturbances and cognitive functioning of recovered professionals in Dhaka Baroi, Bijon Muhammad, Noor Himi, Samsad Afrin Hospitalization or home isolation may have an acute effect on the mental health and cognitive functioning of COVID-19 recovered professionals, but there is a lack of studies in this regard. This cross-sectional study examined the possible psychological disturbances and impairment in cognitive functioning among COVID-19 recovered professionals in Bangladesh. A total of 118 COVID-19 recovered professionals participated in an online survey, in which they completed a questionnaire including personal and pandemic-specific questions, as well as measures of psychological disturbances and cognitive failure. Results revealed that only onefifth of professionals experienced psychological disturbances, but half of the people had severe impairment in cognitive functioning. The low rate of psychological distress may reflect the resilience of Bangladeshi people due to our collectivistic society. In contrast, the relatively high prevalence of subjective cognitive impairment would imply that prolonged quarantine/selfisolation was at least partially responsible for a perception of reduced cognitive efficiency. The findings, however, highlight the importance of developing intervention programs to improve the psychological well-being and cognitive functioning of professionals during pandemics. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22023/1/Psikologi%207.pdf Baroi, Bijon and Muhammad, Noor and Himi, Samsad Afrin (2023) Long-term impact of Covid-19: psychological disturbances and cognitive functioning of recovered professionals in Dhaka. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 37 (1). pp. 66-83. ISSN 2289-8174 https://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/47
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description Hospitalization or home isolation may have an acute effect on the mental health and cognitive functioning of COVID-19 recovered professionals, but there is a lack of studies in this regard. This cross-sectional study examined the possible psychological disturbances and impairment in cognitive functioning among COVID-19 recovered professionals in Bangladesh. A total of 118 COVID-19 recovered professionals participated in an online survey, in which they completed a questionnaire including personal and pandemic-specific questions, as well as measures of psychological disturbances and cognitive failure. Results revealed that only onefifth of professionals experienced psychological disturbances, but half of the people had severe impairment in cognitive functioning. The low rate of psychological distress may reflect the resilience of Bangladeshi people due to our collectivistic society. In contrast, the relatively high prevalence of subjective cognitive impairment would imply that prolonged quarantine/selfisolation was at least partially responsible for a perception of reduced cognitive efficiency. The findings, however, highlight the importance of developing intervention programs to improve the psychological well-being and cognitive functioning of professionals during pandemics.
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author Baroi, Bijon
Muhammad, Noor
Himi, Samsad Afrin
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Muhammad, Noor
Himi, Samsad Afrin
Long-term impact of Covid-19: psychological disturbances and cognitive functioning of recovered professionals in Dhaka
author_facet Baroi, Bijon
Muhammad, Noor
Himi, Samsad Afrin
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title Long-term impact of Covid-19: psychological disturbances and cognitive functioning of recovered professionals in Dhaka
title_short Long-term impact of Covid-19: psychological disturbances and cognitive functioning of recovered professionals in Dhaka
title_full Long-term impact of Covid-19: psychological disturbances and cognitive functioning of recovered professionals in Dhaka
title_fullStr Long-term impact of Covid-19: psychological disturbances and cognitive functioning of recovered professionals in Dhaka
title_full_unstemmed Long-term impact of Covid-19: psychological disturbances and cognitive functioning of recovered professionals in Dhaka
title_sort long-term impact of covid-19: psychological disturbances and cognitive functioning of recovered professionals in dhaka
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22023/1/Psikologi%207.pdf
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