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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, and stress among teachers in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Educational sector in Malaysia had been severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the erratic nature of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia for the past two years, teaching style has shifted back and forth between home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) sessions and face-to-face teaching....

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Main Authors:	Ishak, Ahmad Razali, Adnan, Nor Ashila, Aziz, Mohd. Yusmaidie, Nazli, Siti Nurshahida, Mualif, Siti Aisyah, Ishar, Seri Mirianti, Suaidi, Noor Asyikin, Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Yusran
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Published:	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2022
Subjects:	TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/99463/ https://medic.upm.edu.my/jurnal_kami/volume_18_2022/mjmhs_vol18_supp_8_june_2022-67528
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spelling	my.utm.994632023-02-27T06:53:04Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/99463/ The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, and stress among teachers in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study Ishak, Ahmad Razali Adnan, Nor Ashila Aziz, Mohd. Yusmaidie Nazli, Siti Nurshahida Mualif, Siti Aisyah Ishar, Seri Mirianti Suaidi, Noor Asyikin Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Yusran TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Introduction: Educational sector in Malaysia had been severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the erratic nature of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia for the past two years, teaching style has shifted back and forth between home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) sessions and face-to-face teaching. Teachers must be prepared for any unanticipated shifts that occurred throughout the pandemic due to the implementation of movement control orders that resulted in school closures. Thus, this study aims to measure the depression, anxiety, stress, and quality of life among Malaysian teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Between March 21st and June 1st, 2021, 391 teachers completed Google form questionnaires containing the DASS-21, SF-36, and socio-demographic data, which were distributed online via WhatsApp, Telegram, Twitter, and Facebook. Results: : According to the findings of this study, most teachers (55.5 %) were anxious, followed by depression (39.9 %) and stress (27.6 %). Depression, anxiety, and stress were all statistically related to age (p<0.05), marital status (p<0.01), and the number of children (p<0.05). When it came to quality of life, teachers had the highest physical functioning score about 86 but the lowest vitality at 62.3. All domains of quality of life were found negatively correlated with depression, anxiety, and stress (p<0.05). Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic affected the depression, anxiety, and stress among the Malaysian teachers. To improve teachers’ well-being and mental health, effective policies, guidelines, and planning, as well as massive resources and support from administrative authorities, would be necessary. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2022 Article PeerReviewed Ishak, Ahmad Razali and Adnan, Nor Ashila and Aziz, Mohd. Yusmaidie and Nazli, Siti Nurshahida and Mualif, Siti Aisyah and Ishar, Seri Mirianti and Suaidi, Noor Asyikin and Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Yusran (2022) The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, and stress among teachers in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 18 (8). pp. 43-49. ISSN 1675-8544 https://medic.upm.edu.my/jurnal_kami/volume_18_2022/mjmhs_vol18_supp_8_june_2022-67528 NA
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topic	TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle	TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Ishak, Ahmad Razali Adnan, Nor Ashila Aziz, Mohd. Yusmaidie Nazli, Siti Nurshahida Mualif, Siti Aisyah Ishar, Seri Mirianti Suaidi, Noor Asyikin Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Yusran The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, and stress among teachers in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study
description	Introduction: Educational sector in Malaysia had been severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the erratic nature of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia for the past two years, teaching style has shifted back and forth between home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) sessions and face-to-face teaching. Teachers must be prepared for any unanticipated shifts that occurred throughout the pandemic due to the implementation of movement control orders that resulted in school closures. Thus, this study aims to measure the depression, anxiety, stress, and quality of life among Malaysian teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Between March 21st and June 1st, 2021, 391 teachers completed Google form questionnaires containing the DASS-21, SF-36, and socio-demographic data, which were distributed online via WhatsApp, Telegram, Twitter, and Facebook. Results: : According to the findings of this study, most teachers (55.5 %) were anxious, followed by depression (39.9 %) and stress (27.6 %). Depression, anxiety, and stress were all statistically related to age (p<0.05), marital status (p<0.01), and the number of children (p<0.05). When it came to quality of life, teachers had the highest physical functioning score about 86 but the lowest vitality at 62.3. All domains of quality of life were found negatively correlated with depression, anxiety, and stress (p<0.05). Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic affected the depression, anxiety, and stress among the Malaysian teachers. To improve teachers’ well-being and mental health, effective policies, guidelines, and planning, as well as massive resources and support from administrative authorities, would be necessary.
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author	Ishak, Ahmad Razali Adnan, Nor Ashila Aziz, Mohd. Yusmaidie Nazli, Siti Nurshahida Mualif, Siti Aisyah Ishar, Seri Mirianti Suaidi, Noor Asyikin Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Yusran
author_facet	Ishak, Ahmad Razali Adnan, Nor Ashila Aziz, Mohd. Yusmaidie Nazli, Siti Nurshahida Mualif, Siti Aisyah Ishar, Seri Mirianti Suaidi, Noor Asyikin Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Yusran
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title	The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, and stress among teachers in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study
title_short	The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, and stress among teachers in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study
title_full	The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, and stress among teachers in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr	The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, and stress among teachers in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study
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title_sort	impact of the covid-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, and stress among teachers in malaysia: a cross-sectional study
publisher	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate	2022
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/99463/ https://medic.upm.edu.my/jurnal_kami/volume_18_2022/mjmhs_vol18_supp_8_june_2022-67528
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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, and stress among teachers in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study

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