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Psychological Problems Among Young Adults Due to COVID-19
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Introduction: Covid-19 is an international public health emergency unprecedented in modern history and it causes several health and psychological problems among general population including high level of anxiety, depression and stress. The study was aimed to assess the psychological problems among young adults due to Covid 19. Research Methodology: A descriptive study was conducted at selected Panchayath of Alappuzha District, with the sample size of 50. Samples were selected through Non probability sampling technique using convenient sampling method. Data’s were collected by structured questionnaire, which comprises socio demographic variables, questions to assess the psychological well-being. Results: The study findings reveals that among 50 samples, majority of the subjects have moderate psychological problems (62%), remaining 38% percentage have mild psychological problems and none were affected severely. Conclusion: The current study findings concluded that there is high prevalence of psychological problems among young adults due to Covid 19 which emphasize the need for the health professionals including nurses to plan for the strategies to help the young adults to cope with the problems effectively.
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Psychological Problems, Young Adults, COVID 19.
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