Anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder and related factors among Chinese population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

The sudden outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has deep and wide negative mental impacts on the public, and studies on the impact of COVID-19 on social and mental well-being are necessary. This study aimed to evaluate mental distress, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic str...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore) 2022-12, Vol.101 (51), p.e32336-e32336
Main Authors: Liu, Yang, Liu, Yi-Fei, Liu, Ke-Xian, Xie, Yao-Jie, Li, Wen-Gang, Kong, Yue, Zhu, Hai-Hua, Zhu, Jie-Min, Mi, Bai-Bing, Yang, Jin-Qiu, Huang, Zhuo, Du, Ji-Wei, He, Hong-Gu, Shen, Qu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - etiology
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - etiology
East Asian People
Humans
Observational Study
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
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Summary:The sudden outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has deep and wide negative mental impacts on the public, and studies on the impact of COVID-19 on social and mental well-being are necessary. This study aimed to evaluate mental distress, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and its related risk factors in Chinese adults in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study used a large-scale cross-sectional design. A total of 2067 adult participants completed the online survey via REDcap from 1st to 15th of March 2020 during the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Anxiety, depression, PTSD, and related risk factors, including self-efficacy, coping style, and social support, were measured using valid and reliable instruments. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. We found that 201 (9.7%) participants reported moderate-to-severe anxiety, 669 (33.8%) reported depression, and 368 (17.8%) reported symptoms of PTSD. Self-efficacy, coping style, and social support significantly affected anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms. Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics, COVID-19 pandemic-related factors, low self-efficacy, low social support, and negative coping were predictors of mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study will help healthcare professionals carry out early predictions and identification of high-risk groups and provide appropriate interventions to target groups during public health emergencies that plague the world.
ISSN:1536-5964
0025-7974
1536-5964
DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000032336