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Editor, Senior Moderator
Int J Soc Psychiatry
. 2020 Jun 22;20764020935489.
doi: 10.1177/0020764020935489. Online ahead of print.
Increased Stressful Impact Among General Population in Mainland China Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study Conducted After Wuhan City's Travel Ban Was Lifted
Zheng Feei Ma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yutong Zhang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Xiaoqin Luo[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Xinli Li[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yeshan Li[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Shuchang Liu[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Yingfei Zhang[SUP] 7 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Objectives: Our study aimed to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological responses and lifestyle changes among the general population in mainland China following the re-opening of the Wuhan city.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in April 2020. Participants of Chinese nationality aged ⩾ 18 years were asked to complete a modified validated Chinese version of a questionnaire regarding the impact of event scale (IES), family and social support, mental health-related lifestyle changes, and indicators of negative mental health impacts.
Results: A total of 728 participants (i.e., 217 males and 511 females) completed the questionnaire. The mean age of the participants was 32.9 ? 10.4 years, with a majority of them (92.2%) having a higher educational qualification level. The overall mean IES in participants was 21.5 ? 7.0, reflecting mild stressful impact (i.e., following the re-opening of the Wuhan city); 25.5% of the participants had an IES score ⩾ 26. Being females and married were significantly associated with a higher mean IES score. The overall mean scores for intrusion and avoidance score scales in participants were 9.4 ? 3.7 and 12.1 ? 4.2, respectively.
Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increased stressful impact in our participants following the re-opening of the Wuhan city when compared with our previous study, which should not be taken lightly.
Keywords: COVID-19; China; Coronavirus; lifestyle changes; mental health.
. 2020 Jun 22;20764020935489.
doi: 10.1177/0020764020935489. Online ahead of print.
Increased Stressful Impact Among General Population in Mainland China Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study Conducted After Wuhan City's Travel Ban Was Lifted
Zheng Feei Ma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yutong Zhang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Xiaoqin Luo[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Xinli Li[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yeshan Li[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Shuchang Liu[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Yingfei Zhang[SUP] 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32564637
- DOI: 10.1177/0020764020935489
Abstract
Objectives: Our study aimed to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological responses and lifestyle changes among the general population in mainland China following the re-opening of the Wuhan city.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in April 2020. Participants of Chinese nationality aged ⩾ 18 years were asked to complete a modified validated Chinese version of a questionnaire regarding the impact of event scale (IES), family and social support, mental health-related lifestyle changes, and indicators of negative mental health impacts.
Results: A total of 728 participants (i.e., 217 males and 511 females) completed the questionnaire. The mean age of the participants was 32.9 ? 10.4 years, with a majority of them (92.2%) having a higher educational qualification level. The overall mean IES in participants was 21.5 ? 7.0, reflecting mild stressful impact (i.e., following the re-opening of the Wuhan city); 25.5% of the participants had an IES score ⩾ 26. Being females and married were significantly associated with a higher mean IES score. The overall mean scores for intrusion and avoidance score scales in participants were 9.4 ? 3.7 and 12.1 ? 4.2, respectively.
Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increased stressful impact in our participants following the re-opening of the Wuhan city when compared with our previous study, which should not be taken lightly.
Keywords: COVID-19; China; Coronavirus; lifestyle changes; mental health.