Your browser doesn't support javascript.
Relationship between attitudes toward COVID-19 infection, depression and anxiety: a cross-sectional survey in Japan.
Hazumi, Megumi; Okazaki, Emi; Usuda, Kentaro; Kataoka, Mayumi; Nishi, Daisuke.
  • Hazumi M; Department of Public Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Okazaki E; Department of Sleep-Wake Disorder, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Usuda K; Department of Public Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kataoka M; Department of Public Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Nishi D; Department of Public Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
BMC Psychiatry ; 22(1): 798, 2022 12 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2196134
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Although negative attitudes are known to develop with experiences of COVID-19 infection, it remains unclear whether such attitudes contribute to depression and anxiety as sequelae of COVID-19. We aimed to investigate the relationships between attitude towards COVID-19 infection and post-COVID-19 depression and anxiety.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional survey of COVID-19 recovered patients was conducted from July to September 2021 in Japan. Outcome variables, depression and anxiety were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7); scores of 10 and above were identified as having symptoms of depression and anxiety, respectively. Exposure variables were whether participants were experiencing the following attitude strongly threat to life due to COVID-19 infection, helplessness regarding COVID-19 infection, blaming a third party who did not restrain from going outside, blaming themselves for their COVID-19 infection, worry about spreading the infection to others, and self-stigma (Self-Stigma Scale-Short). Modified Poisson regression analyses were performed to analyze the findings.

RESULTS:

A total of 6016 responses were included in the analyses. The proportion of depression was 19.88%, and anxiety was 11.47%. The threat of life due to COVID-19 infection, helplessness regarding COVID-19 infection, blaming oneself for their COVID-19 infection, and self-stigma were significantly associated with depression and anxiety after adjusting covariates. Blaming the third party who did not restrain from going outside was associated with anxiety. There was no association between the worry about spreading infection to others and depression or anxiety.

CONCLUSION:

Negative attitudes, including self-stigma with the experience of COVID-19 infection, were related to depression and anxiety. Further studies confirming whether countermeasures for preventing or decreasing the negative attitude towards COVID-19 infection mitigate these symptoms are needed.
Subject(s)
Keywords

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: BMC Psychiatry Journal subject: Psychiatry Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12888-022-04474-1

Similar

MEDLINE

...
LILACS

LIS


Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: BMC Psychiatry Journal subject: Psychiatry Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12888-022-04474-1