Table 2.
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) scores analyses before and after COVID-19 among study participants (n = 385).
| Category | Pre-COVID-19 N (%) | Post-COVID-19 N (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression severity | |||
| Normal | 259 (67.3) | 179 (46.5) | 0.000*** |
| Mild | 52 (13.5) | 45 (11.7) | 0.483 |
| Moderate | 63 (16.4) | 104 (27.0) | 0.000*** |
| Severe | 11 (2.9) | 57 (14.8) | 0.000*** |
| Extremely severe | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA |
| Anxiety severity | |||
| Normal | 246 (63.9) | 180 (46.8) | 0.000*** |
| Mild | 40 (10.4) | 41 (10.6) | 1.00 |
| Moderate | 52 (13.5) | 80 (20.8) | 0.008** |
| Severe | 42 (10.9) | 41 (10.6) | 1.00 |
| Extremely severe | 5 (1.3) | 43 (11.2) | 0.000*** |
| Stress severity | |||
| Normal | 310 (80.5) | 247 (64.2) | 0.000*** |
| Mild | 38 (9.9) | 49 (12.7) | 0.193 |
| Moderate | 37 (9.6) | 89 (23.1) | 0.000*** |
| Severe | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA |
| Extremely severe | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA |
COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019; NA: not available.
**
p ⩽ 0.01.
***
p ⩽ 0.001.