The Attitude towards Preventive Measures and Knowledge of COVID-19 Inpatients with Severe Mental Illness in Economically Underdeveloped Areas of China.
Psychiatr Q
; 92(2): 683-691, 2021 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-743744
ABSTRACT
Patients with severe mental illnesses (SMI) were at high risk of infection during Coronavirus Diseases 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study examined hospitalized SMI patients' attitude and knowledge towards the COVID-19 infection. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in five psychiatric hospitals located in Gansu province, the most economically underdeveloped area in China. Patients' attitude towards preventive measures and knowledge of COVID-19 were measured by a self-report questionnaire. A total of 925 hospitalized patients with SMI were recruited. Of them, 84.8% (95%CI 82.4%-87.1%) had positive attitudes towards preventive measures of the COVID-19 outbreak. Being married (OR 1.55, 95%CI 1.05-2.30) and a higher educational level (OR 1.63, 95%CI 1.12-2.38) were independently associated with positive attitudes towards COVID-19 preventive measures, whereas higher educational level was associated with better knowledge of the COVID-19 outbreak (ß 0.231, P < 0.001). Patients mainly received COVID-19 relevant knowledge from public media (58.9%), followed by their clinicians (33.2%). Most hospitalized SMI patients in economically underdeveloped areas in China showed positive attitudes towards COVID-19 preventive measures. However, public health education on COVID-19 relevant knowledge by mental health professionals was inadequate to reduce the risk of transmission and infection.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Poverty Areas
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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COVID-19
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Hospitals, Psychiatric
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Inpatients
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatr Q
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S11126-020-09835-1
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