Impact of Stress During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our lives in many ways. Many people faced different challenges during the pandemic to accomplish their daily activities. Many people faced various challenges during the pandemic might have been very stressful, overwhelming, and disgusting. Therefore, it is common to feel stress, irritation, mood swings, and anxiety during the pandemic. Different methodologies by medical practitioners are being taken. Additionally, researchers from academia are also trying to strengthen the methods. Unfortunately, the way for automatic, continuous, and invisible stress detection by the researchers are insufficient and not studied in depth. It becomes essential in the post-pandemic scenario due to COVID-19 disease. This paper studies the impact of stress on people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study includes origin, classification, impact on health, prevention solutions, etc. Further statistics on the affected people by the stress during the period are provided. © 2023 IEEE.