Prevalence and Related Factors of Anxiety Among University Teachers 1 Year After the COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak in China: A Multicenter Study.
Front Psychiatry
; 13: 823480, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1979069
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety among university teachers 1 year after the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and provide empirical evidence of psychological intervention.Methods:
A multicenter study was conducted to examine the prevalence of anxiety among 10,302 teachers in 21 Chinese universities from February 12 to April 23, 2021. The generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale (GAD-7) was used to assess symptoms of anxiety. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the relationship between potential influence and anxiety symptoms.Results:
The overall prevalence of anxiety was 40.0% 1 year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was found to be higher in women than in men (41.32% vs. 38.22%; p < 0.0001). The multivariate logistic regression showed that being the female (OR = 1.207; 95%CI 1.103-1.318), age ≥60 years (OR = 2.004; 95%CI 1.128-3.560), being married (OR = 1.319; 95%CI 1.150-1.513), and poor family economic status (OR = 1.580; 95%CI 1.321-1.891) were significantly associated with anxiety. Participants with moderate, slight, or no impact of COVID-19 on life (OR for moderate, 0.557; 95%CI, 0.508-0.611; OR for slight/no, 0.377; 95%CI, 0.323-0.439) showed a reduced risk of anxiety compared to those who reported a significant effect.Conclusions:
Symptoms of anxiety were found in about two-fifths of Chinese university teachers 1 year after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings suggest that the government should improve the dynamic tracking of mental health and adopt long-term intervention strategies.
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Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Language:
English
Journal:
Front Psychiatry
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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Fpsyt.2022.823480
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