Research on the Impact of Covid-19’s Purported Impacts on the Prevalence of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression

Abstract

The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health have been apparent from the beginning. Housework and social constraints Implemented an important pandemic issue would be being unprepared. Future physical health and longevity are predicted by mental health. It would portend ongoing pandemic health problems. India has rules about social segregation and lockdowns that affect the economy, the people, and the environment. When the environment is unhealthy, it hurts the economy and people’s lives. In May 2021, 1.49 percent of cases in this state ended in death. As of May 2022, there have been 78,77,577 cases in Maharashtra, and 1,47,842 people have died. The present study tried to find out that the Covid-19 pandemic has influenced depression, anxiety, and stress levels in elders. The goal of this study is to find out how Covid-19 affects the amount of stress, anxiety, and depression in the elderly population. Data were collected from rural and urban hospitals by using a questionnaire that captured general information about the participants and a DASS-21 questionnaire. Collected data is calculated using the chi-square test and DASS interpretation is carried out. The current study discovered that a significant proportion of the elderly suffer from stress, anxiety, and depression, symptoms in the geriatric population because of Covid-19 when compared to stress scale or depression in rural & urban areas, in Maharashtra. More research may be carried out to reflect the psychological status of the geriatric population to validate the study’s conclusions. Keywords: Anxiety, Covid 19, Depression, Pandemic, Stress.