Depression, Anxiety, and Stress due to Changes in Employment Status during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study in Badung Districts, Bali, Indonesia

Made Violin Weda Yani (Undergraduate Student, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University)
Made Sindy Astri Pratiwi (Undergraduate Student, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University)
Agus Indra Yudhistira Diva Putra (Undergraduate Student, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University)
Ni Ketut Sri Diniari (Department of Psychiatry, Sanglah General Hospital / Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia)

International Journal of Integrated Health Sciences
Vol 10, No 1 (2022)

Objective:  To determine the relationship between depression, anxiety, and stress with the employment status of people in Bali during Covid-19 pandemic.Methods: This study was a cross-sectional analytical study conducted in Bali, Indonesia, in 2021. The instrument used was DASS-21 questionnaire, which was distributed to a total sample size of 96 people. The relationship between variables were analyzed with a p-value of <0.05 as the cut-off for a significant relationship.Results: Depression symptoms had a significant relationship with gender (p=0.024) while anxiety symptoms had a significant association with the employment status during the pandemic (p=0.027). Similarly, stress symptoms also had a significant relationship with gender (p=0.007) and employment status during COVID-19 pandemic (p=0.007).Conclusion: There is a relationship between depression, anxiety, and stress due to changes in employment status during the COVID-19 pandemic in Badung Districts, Bali.