A study on psychological distress, functional impairment, and social attitude toward the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown among Indian population

Objective: The objective was to evaluate the prevalence of psychological distress, functional impairment, and social attitude toward the COVID-19 pandemic and induced lockdown among the Indian population. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 155 people residing in India. Data were collected on sociodemographic variables, psychological distress, functional impairment, and social attitude toward COVID-19 and the induced lockdown via an online survey. Kessler\u0027s K10 scale was used to measure psychological distress and Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) was used to evaluate functional impairment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive statistic and Chi-square test were applied, where P