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dc.title | A longitudinal study on the mental health of general population during the COVID-19 epidemic in China | |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, Cuiyan | |
dc.contributor.author | Pan, Riyu | |
dc.contributor.author | Wan, Xiaoyang | |
dc.contributor.author | Tan, Yilin | |
dc.contributor.author | Xu, Linkang | |
dc.contributor.author | McIntyre, Roger S | |
dc.contributor.author | Choo, Faith N | |
dc.contributor.author | Tran, Bach | |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, Roger | |
dc.contributor.author | Sharma, Vijay K | |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, Cyrus | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-30T08:11:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-30T08:11:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-07-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Wang, Cuiyan, Pan, Riyu, Wan, Xiaoyang, Tan, Yilin, Xu, Linkang, McIntyre, Roger S, Choo, Faith N, Tran, Bach, Ho, Roger, Sharma, Vijay K, Ho, Cyrus (2020-07-01). A longitudinal study on the mental health of general population during the COVID-19 epidemic in China. BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY 87 : 40-48. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2020.04.028 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 08891591 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 10902139 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/192521 | |
dc.description.abstract | In addition to being a public physical health emergency, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affected global mental health, as evidenced by panic-buying worldwide as cases soared. Little is known about changes in levels of psychological impact, stress, anxiety and depression during this pandemic. This longitudinal study surveyed the general population twice - during the initial outbreak, and the epidemic's peak four weeks later, surveying demographics, symptoms, knowledge, concerns, and precautionary measures against COVID-19. There were 1738 respondents from 190 Chinese cities (1210 first-survey respondents, 861 s-survey respondents; 333 respondents participated in both). Psychological impact and mental health status were assessed by the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), respectively. IES-R measures PTSD symptoms in survivorship after an event. DASS -21 is based on tripartite model of psychopathology that comprise a general distress construct with distinct characteristics. This study found that there was a statistically significant longitudinal reduction in mean IES-R scores (from 32.98 to 30.76, p < 0.01) after 4 weeks. Nevertheless, the mean IES-R score of the first- and second-survey respondents were above the cut-off scores (>24) for PTSD symptoms, suggesting that the reduction in scores was not clinically significant. During the initial evaluation, moderate-to-severe stress, anxiety and depression were noted in 8.1%, 28.8% and 16.5%, respectively and there were no significant longitudinal changes in stress, anxiety and depression levels (p > 0.05). Protective factors included high level of confidence in doctors, perceived survival likelihood and low risk of contracting COVID-19, satisfaction with health information, personal precautionary measures. As countries around the world brace for an escalation in cases, Governments should focus on effective methods of disseminating unbiased COVID-19 knowledge, teaching correct containment methods, ensuring availability of essential services/commodities, and providing sufficient financial support. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE | |
dc.source | Elements | |
dc.subject | Science & Technology | |
dc.subject | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | |
dc.subject | Immunology | |
dc.subject | Neurosciences | |
dc.subject | Psychiatry | |
dc.subject | Neurosciences & Neurology | |
dc.subject | Anxiety | |
dc.subject | Coronavirus | |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
dc.subject | Depression | |
dc.subject | Epidemic | |
dc.subject | Longitudinal | |
dc.subject | Stress | |
dc.subject | Pandemic | |
dc.subject | Precaution | |
dc.subject | Post-traumatic stress disorder | |
dc.subject | DEPRESSION | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.date.updated | 2021-06-29T05:11:33Z | |
dc.contributor.department | DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE | |
dc.contributor.department | MEDICINE | |
dc.description.doi | 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.04.028 | |
dc.description.sourcetitle | BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY | |
dc.description.volume | 87 | |
dc.description.page | 40-48 | |
dc.published.state | Published | |
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