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The study aims to determine the prevalence of general anxiety symptoms severity and associated sociodemographic and physical health characteristics, including SARS-CoV-2 infection history, among older adults in primary care in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a random sample of older adults aged 60 years and above (n = 337) from all primary health care centers (n = 28) of Qatar\u2019s Primary Health Care Corporation. Participants were interviewed via telephone by family physicians between June and August 2020. General anxiety symptoms severity was assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale (GAD-7). Descriptive statistics and ordinal regression were used to analyse the data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results: The mean age of participants was 65 years (ranging from 60 to 89 years), standard deviation = 4.8. About 49.0% and 32.0% of participants were females and of Qatari nationality, respectively. The prevalence of minimal, mild, moderate, and severe general anxiety symptoms was 82.5%, 13.9%, 3.0%, and 0.6%, respectively. Around 33.5%, 63.5%, and 3.0% of participants had unknown, negative, or positive SARS-CoV-2 infection histories, respectively. Females had greater odds of higher levels of anxiety symptoms severity (odds ratio (OR) 2.34; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22, 4.50; p = 0.011). As compared to participants with unknown SARS-CoV-2 infection status, those with a negative and positive SARS-CoV-2 infection history had increased odds of higher levels of general anxiety symptoms severity by 2.48 (95% CI 1.17, 5.24; p = 0.017) and 7.21 (95% CI 1.67, 31.25; p = 0.008), respectively. Age, marital status, living arrangements, nationality, and the number of medical conditions had no statistically significant associations with general anxiety symptoms severity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusions: Most older adults experience minimal to mild anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Female gender and confirmed or suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection history are independent predictors of more severe anxiety symptoms among older adults.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5339\/qmj.2023.17","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,20]],"date-time":"2023-07-20T16:30:39Z","timestamp":1689870639000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Prevalence and factors associated with general anxiety symptoms severity among older adults registered with the Primary Healthcare Corporation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.5339","volume":"2023","author":[{"given":"Raana Nishat","family":"Syed","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC), Doha, Qatar"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aza","family":"Ziyada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC), Doha, Qatar"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hena","family":"Athar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC), Doha, Qatar"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Javaria","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC), Doha, Qatar"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mujahed","family":"Shraim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Public Health Department, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. 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