Mental health status of residents in a Beijing community during COVID-19 epidemic period / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To survey the mental health status and related factors of residents in a Beijing community during Coronavirus diease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic period.Methods:A total of 765 residents aged ≥18 year from Beijing Yuetan subdistric, including 238 males and 527 females, were enrolled in our study on March 2020. The knowledge and attitude to COVID-19 were surveyed with online questionnaire and the mental health status was assessed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) . The influencing factors of mental status were analyzed.Results:The awareness rate of transmission routes, the prevention and control measures of the COVID-19 was 92.94% (711/765) and 97.25% (744/765) . The rates of anxiety and depression were 35.29% (270/765) and 31.50% (241/765); the severe anxiety (GAD-7>14) rate was 6.01% (46/765), and the severe depression rate (PHQ-9>19) was 1.43% (11/765), There was significant difference in depression rate among different age groups (χ 2=0.338, P<0.05). Conclusion:Under the threaten of COVID-19, the incidence of mental disorder among residents in the community has increased, indicating more attention should be paid to psychological heath during the COVID-19 epidemic period.