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Article

COVID-19 Pandemic Fatigue and Its Sociodemographic, Mental Health Status, and Perceived Causes: A Cross-Sectional Study Nearing the Transition to an Endemic Phase in Malaysia

by
Mohd Radzniwan Abdul Rashid
1,*,
Sharifah Najwa Syed Mohamad
1,
Ahmad Izzat Ahmad Tajjudin
1,
Nuruliza Roslan
1,2,
Aida Jaffar
3,
Fathima Begum Syed Mohideen
1,
Faizul Helmi Addnan
1,
Nizam Baharom
1 and
Muslimah Ithnin
4
1
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai 71800, Malaysia
2
Islamic Science Institute, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai 71800, Malaysia
3
Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
4
Corporate Communications Unit, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya 62000, Malaysia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4476; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054476
Submission received: 14 January 2023 / Revised: 20 February 2023 / Accepted: 22 February 2023 / Published: 2 March 2023
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Abstract

This study aimed to explore the socio-demographic characteristics, mental health status, and perceived causes of pandemic fatigue with COVID-19 pandemic fatigue among the general population of Malaysia. The data was collected online during the transition from the COVID-19 pandemic phase to the endemic phase in Malaysia from 1 to 30 April 2022. Sociodemographic data, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), perceived causes of pandemic fatigue, and the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) were included in the survey. The chi-square test and a simple logistic regression analysis were used to identify predictors of pandemic fatigue. The completed survey (N = 775) included individuals aged 18 years or above [mean 31.98 (SD = 12.16)] from all states in Malaysia. Pandemic fatigue prevalence was 54.2%. Severe to extremely severe depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms were detected in 11.2%, 14.9%, and 9.1% of the participants, respectively. Younger age, non-Malay ethnicity, living alone, and higher income categories were significantly higher in the fatigued group. Higher DASS-21 scores on all domains were associated with higher FAS scores. Meanwhile, high scores for perceived tiredness from complying with the COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), perceived risk of infection from COVID-19, perceived hardship due to the pandemic, perceived public complacency during the pandemic, and perceived changes due to the pandemic were associated with a higher FAS score. This study provides valuable information for policymakers and mental health professionals worldwide on pandemic fatigue and its associated factors, including mental health status in Malaysia.
Keywords: pandemic fatigue; COVID-19; depression; anxiety; stress pandemic fatigue; COVID-19; depression; anxiety; stress

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Abdul Rashid, M.R.; Syed Mohamad, S.N.; Tajjudin, A.I.A.; Roslan, N.; Jaffar, A.; Mohideen, F.B.S.; Addnan, F.H.; Baharom, N.; Ithnin, M. COVID-19 Pandemic Fatigue and Its Sociodemographic, Mental Health Status, and Perceived Causes: A Cross-Sectional Study Nearing the Transition to an Endemic Phase in Malaysia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4476. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054476

AMA Style

Abdul Rashid MR, Syed Mohamad SN, Tajjudin AIA, Roslan N, Jaffar A, Mohideen FBS, Addnan FH, Baharom N, Ithnin M. COVID-19 Pandemic Fatigue and Its Sociodemographic, Mental Health Status, and Perceived Causes: A Cross-Sectional Study Nearing the Transition to an Endemic Phase in Malaysia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(5):4476. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054476

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Abdul Rashid, Mohd Radzniwan, Sharifah Najwa Syed Mohamad, Ahmad Izzat Ahmad Tajjudin, Nuruliza Roslan, Aida Jaffar, Fathima Begum Syed Mohideen, Faizul Helmi Addnan, Nizam Baharom, and Muslimah Ithnin. 2023. "COVID-19 Pandemic Fatigue and Its Sociodemographic, Mental Health Status, and Perceived Causes: A Cross-Sectional Study Nearing the Transition to an Endemic Phase in Malaysia" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 5: 4476. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054476

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Abdul Rashid, M. R., Syed Mohamad, S. N., Tajjudin, A. I. A., Roslan, N., Jaffar, A., Mohideen, F. B. S., Addnan, F. H., Baharom, N., & Ithnin, M. (2023). COVID-19 Pandemic Fatigue and Its Sociodemographic, Mental Health Status, and Perceived Causes: A Cross-Sectional Study Nearing the Transition to an Endemic Phase in Malaysia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4476. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054476

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