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COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health of the General Population in Saudi Arabia: The Acceptance of Community Pharmacists Role in Providing Mental Health Support

Dhafer Alshayban
* ,
Rawad Althani
,
Safa Alhawashim
,
Royes Joseph
,
Veerendra Chandralla
,
Md. Ashraful Islam
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Habeeb Ibrahim
,
Bashayer Alshehail
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Fawaz M. Alotaibi
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Sawsan M. Kurdi
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Ibrahim M. Asiri
,
Mohammed M. Alsultan
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Yousef Saeed Alqarni
Version 1 : Received: 4 June 2024 / Approved: 5 June 2024 / Online: 5 June 2024 (14:23:50 CEST)

How to cite: Alshayban, D.; Althani, R.; Alhawashim, S.; Joseph, R.; Chandralla, V.; Islam, M. A.; Ibrahim, H.; Alshehail, B.; Alotaibi, F. M.; Kurdi, S. M.; Asiri, I. M.; Alsultan, M. M.; Alqarni, Y. S. COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health of the General Population in Saudi Arabia: The Acceptance of Community Pharmacists Role in Providing Mental Health Support. Preprints 2024, 2024060325. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0325.v1 Alshayban, D.; Althani, R.; Alhawashim, S.; Joseph, R.; Chandralla, V.; Islam, M. A.; Ibrahim, H.; Alshehail, B.; Alotaibi, F. M.; Kurdi, S. M.; Asiri, I. M.; Alsultan, M. M.; Alqarni, Y. S. COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health of the General Population in Saudi Arabia: The Acceptance of Community Pharmacists Role in Providing Mental Health Support. Preprints 2024, 2024060325. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0325.v1

Abstract

Objective Objective of the study was to evaluate the public perception and acceptance of community pharmacists in providing mental health support in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19. Methods An online questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was carried out among the general public (aged 15 years or above) of Saudi Arabia during March-April 2020 using QuestionPro platform. The validated questionnaire was bilingual (English and Arabic), simple, detailed, and relevant to obtain focused responses from participants. Importantly, an item related to an agreement on a statement “Pharmacist can counsel people on psychological issues” was included on a five-point Likert scale. The survey link was shared across multiple social media platforms. Results A total of 773 participants completed the survey. The majority were female (65.2%) and youngsters (48.1%). Nearly half of the participants disagreed, while 19% agreed that pharmacists could provide support on psychological issues. Factors such as age, employment status, and the management of the psychological issues during the pandemic were significantly associated with the acceptance of community pharmacists’ role in providing mental health services (p

Keywords

pharmacist; COVID-19; mental health; psychological issues; Saudi Arabia

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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