**5. Conclusions**

In summary, the present study presents a thorough analysis of Indonesian population's knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding anxiety towards the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings indicate crucial roles for health professional educators and practitioners in recognizing and implementing therapeutic approaches, such as improving knowledge, attitudes, and practices to ameliorate anxiety. Hence, it is important to actively monitor the general population's distress during this pandemic and its aftermath, to detect related protective factors and test for mental health issues, in order to improve policies. Our findings also highlight ensuring the continuity of spirituality during the pandemic.

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, Y.A.R., Y.S.R., R.C. and H.T.T.; methodology, Y.A.R., B.S.W., S.F.W. and H.T.T.; data curation, Y.A.R., Y.S.R., R.C., B.S.W., C.I.S., S.F.W., C.Y.Y. and H.T.T.; formal analysis, Y.A.R. and B.S.W.; validation, S.F.W., C.Y.Y. and H.T.T.; writing—original draft preparation, Y.A.R., C.I.S. and R.C.; writing—review and editing, Y.A.R., Y.S.R., R.C., B.S.W., C.I.S., S.F.W., C.Y.Y. and H.T.T.; visualization, Y.A.R., S.F.W., C.Y.Y. and H.T.T.; supervision, S.F.W., C.Y.Y. and H.T.T.; project administration, Y.A.R. and Y.S.R.; funding acquisition, S.F.W., C.Y.Y. and H.T.T. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research was funded by Grants Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST), grant number 106-2314-B-038-013-MY3 and 109-2314-B-038-110-MY3 and The APC was funded by Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.

**Acknowledgments:** We would like to thank the Ethics Committee of Institut Ilmu Kesehatan Strada Indonesia, the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Taipei Medical University, the study participants, and the data collection team members.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.
