Assessing psychometric challenges and fatigue during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mamyrbaev A. Turmukhambetova A. Bermagambetova S. Satybaldieva U. Erimbetova G. Shayakhmetova K. Karashova G. Iztleuov M. Abdelazim I.
2023 Carol Davila University Press

Journal of Medicine and Life
2023 #16 Issue 10 1527 - 1533 pp.

Environmental hazards and/or pandemics may push humans to use different protective methods to maintain their well-being. This study aimed to identify populations vulnerable to psychometric challenges and fatigue during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Kazakhstan. A total of 1,592 participants were recruited and asked to complete the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 (MFI-20). Participants were classified according to gender and age. Data were analyzed using the Chi-square test (x2) and MedCalc to detect the odds of MFI-scales with a score ≥12 in females compared to males. Young females had significantly higher odds (OR) of reduced activity (OR 2.4, p<0.0001), physical (OR 2.5, p<0.0001), and mental fatigue (OR 3.4, p<0.0001) than young males. Middle-aged females had significantly higher odds of general fatigue (OR 2.1; p<0.0001), reduced motivation (OR 2.1, p<0.0001), physical (OR 2.1, p<0.0001), and mental fatigue (OR 1.9, p<0.0001) than did middle-aged males. Elderly females had significantly higher odds of general fatigue (OR 3.6, p<0.0001), reduced motivation (OR 3.5, p<0.0001), and physical fatigue (OR 3.5, p<0.0001) than males in the same age category. The study highlights that females were more susceptible, with significantly increased odds of experiencing various aspects of fatigue syndrome compared to males during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate individual behavioral changes to help identify vulnerable populations and provide relevant evidence for developing protocols and guidelines during pandemics and/or outbreaks.

Covid-19 , fatigue syndrome , pandemic , psychometric

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Department of Hygienic Disciplines and Occupational Diseases, West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Karaganda Medical University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Department of Natural Sciences, West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Department of Hygienic Disciplines and Occupational Diseases
Karaganda Medical University
Department of Natural Sciences
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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