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COVID-19/psychology , Mental Health , Stress, Psychological/psychology , Students/psychology , Adolescent , Child , China , Humans , SchoolsSubject(s)
COVID-19 , Community Psychiatry/trends , Crisis Intervention/organization & administration , Health Education , Mental Health/trends , Social Work, Psychiatric , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/prevention & control , COVID-19/psychology , China/epidemiology , Education, Distance , Health Education/methods , Health Education/organization & administration , Humans , Psychosocial Support Systems , SARS-CoV-2 , Social Work, Psychiatric/methods , Social Work, Psychiatric/trendsABSTRACT
We aimed to assess the Chinese mental health burden during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected from 7,236 participants assessed with anxiety disorders, depressive symptoms, and poor sleep . The overall prevalence of anxiety disorders, depressive symptoms, sleep quality were 35.1%, 20.1%, 18.2%, respectively. Younger people reported a higher prevalence of anxiety disorders and depressive symptoms than older people (P < 0.001). Compared with other occupation, healthcare workers have the highest rate of poor sleep quality (P < 0.001). We identified a major mental health burden of the public during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in China. Younger people and healthcare workers were at high risk for mental illness.
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Anxiety Disorders/epidemiology , Coronavirus Infections , Cost of Illness , Depression/epidemiology , Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data , Mental Health/statistics & numerical data , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , Sleep Wake Disorders/epidemiology , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , COVID-19 , China/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Male , PrevalenceABSTRACT
In December, 2019, an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, China and spread rapidly to other parts of China and around the world. We aimed to identify high-risk groups whose mental health conditions were vulnerable to the COVID-19 outbreak. Data were collected from 7,236 self-selected participants measured by anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, and sleep quality. The overall prevalence of anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, and poor sleep quality were 35.1%, 20.1%, and 18.2%, respectively. People aged < 35 years reported a higher prevalence of anxiety symptoms and depressive symptoms than people aged ≥ 35 years. Healthcare workers have the highest rate of poor sleep compared to other occupations. Healthcare workers/younger people who spent a high level of time (≥ 3 hours/day) had a particular higher prevalence of anxiety symptoms than in those who spent less time (< 1 hours/day and 1-2 hours/day) on the outbreak. During the COVID-19 outbreak, healthcare workers and younger people were at an especially high-risk of displaying psychological impact when they spent too much time thinking about the outbreak. Continuous monitoring of the psychological consequences for high-risk population should become routine as part of targeted interventions during times of crisis.I.
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Anxiety/epidemiology , COVID-19 , Cost of Illness , Depression/epidemiology , Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data , Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/epidemiology , Adult , China/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence , Risk , Young AdultABSTRACT
China has been severely affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19) since December, 2019. We aimed to assess the mental health burden of Chinese public during the outbreak, and to explore the potential influence factors. Using a web-based cross-sectional survey, we collected data from 7,236 self-selected volunteers assessed with demographic information, COVID-19 related knowledge, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), depressive symptoms, and sleep quality. The overall prevalence of GAD, depressive symptoms, and sleep quality of the public were 35.1%, 20.1%, and 18.2%, respectively. Younger people reported a significantly higher prevalence of GAD and depressive symptoms than older people. Compared with other occupational group, healthcare workers were more likely to have poor sleep quality. Multivariate logistic regression showed that age (< 35 years) and time spent focusing on the COVID-19 (≥ 3 hours per day) were associated with GAD, and healthcare workers were at high risk for poor sleep quality. Our study identified a major mental health burden of the public during the COVID-19 outbreak. Younger people, people spending too much time thinking about the outbreak, and healthcare workers were at high risk of mental illness. Continuous surveillance of the psychological consequences for outbreaks should become routine as part of preparedness efforts worldwide.