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Conducting a state‐of‐the‐art mental health survey in a traditional setting: Challenges and lessons from piloting the World Mental Health Survey in Qatar

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submitted on 2023-03-15, 08:04 and posted on 2023-03-16, 06:24 authored by Salma M. Khaled, Catalina Petcu, Lina Bader, Iman Amro, Marwa Al‐Assi, Kien Le Trung, Zeina N. Mneimneh, Nancy A. Sampson, Ronald C. Kessler, Peter W. Woodruff

Objectives

A small country in the Arabian Peninsula, Qatar experienced rapid economic growth in the last 3 decades accompanied by major socio-demographic shifts towards a younger and more highly educated population. To date, no national epidemiological study has examined the prevalence, associated factors, or sequelae of mental disorders in Qatar's general population.

Methods

The World Mental Health Qatar (WMHQ) is a national mental health needs assessment survey and is the first carried out in collaboration with the World Mental Health Survey initiative to assess the prevalence and burden of psychiatric illnesses among the full Arabic speaking population (nationals and non-nationals) within the same country.

Results

Standard translation and harmonization procedures were used to develop the WMHQ instrument. A survey quality control system with standard performance indicators was developed to ensure interviewer adherence to standard practices. A pilot study was then carried out just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Endorsement from public health authorities and sequential revision of the interview schedule led to full survey completion (as opposed to partial completion) and good overall response rate.

Conclusions

The WMHQ survey will provide timely and actionable information based on quality enhancement procedures put in place during the development and piloting of the study.

Other Information

Published in: International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
See article on publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1885

History

Language

  • English

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Year

  • 2021

Institution affiliated with

  • Qatar University

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