SITUATION ANALYSIS: STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN MAHA SARAKHAM PROVINCE WHICH IS THE IMPACT OF THE OUTBREAK OF CORONAVIRUS 2019

Abstract

This study is a descriptive research for analyzing the mental health situation using secondary data (resilience quotient, boredom, stress, depression, suicidal), namely Phase 1 that was conducted during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak B.E. 2563, Phase2 that was conducted during the severe outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak B.E. 2564, and Phase3 that conducted after the Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak B.E. 2565. The results were based on data derived from a sample randomly selected from the table of Krejcie & Morganand the table of random number revealed that the Phase1, the data were tested by means of Chi-Square test from 536 sample size, it was found that age, family characteristics, economy, and illness were significantly related to mental health conditions at the 0.05 level; the Phase2, the data were tested by means of Spearman Rank Correlation from 400 sample size, it was found that increasing age resulted in decreased resilience quotient, increased work boredom, decreased stress, decreased depression, and decreased suicidal tendency at the statistical significant level of 0.05; the Phase3, the data were tested by means of odds ratio from 460 sample size, it was found that 1) People with low income, people in debt, people with chronic disease, and bedridden patients tended to commit suicide 56.25 times, be stressed 49.88 times, be depressed 44.800 times compared to general people, and 2) People with low income, people in debt tended to have a risk of resilience quotient 22.05 times, a risk of stress 18.85 times, a risk of depression 16.46 times, and a risk of suicide 11.14 times compared to general people. In summary, risk factors include income, chronic disease, and bedridden illness. All those are continuously correlated with the occurrence of mental health conditions. Thus, it is necessary to formulate policies and strategies to address comprehensive mental health problems.