Mental health of individuals who are deaf during COVID‐19: Depression, anxiety, aggression, and fear
Date
2021Item Type
ArticleAbstract
This study aims to assess depression and anxiety levels
among individuals, who are deaf during the lockdown
throughout the first wave of the pandemic United Arab
Emirates. The sample of the study consisted of 36 (n = 36)
individuals aged 20.3 ± 1.2 years, who were deaf from
birth. The respondents were divided into two groups; (1)
those who were living with their parents (n = 20), (2) those
who were independently living on their own (n = 16).
Results of the study indicated that from May to October,
there was decrease in the number of normal mental health
cases among those living with parents (p ≤ 0.05).
The results of the study show that in the time of the
pandemic, deaf people constitute a vulnerable portion of
the population. The correlation between living alone and
stress levels was 0.78. The correlation between living with
parents and stress levels was −0.85.
Author
Al Majali, Salwa A.
Alghazo, Emad M.