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dc.titleAlcohol Consumption, Loneliness, Quality of Life, Social Media Usage and General Anxiety before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore
dc.contributor.authorUng, Mengieng
dc.contributor.authorWan, Kalista Yearn Yee
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Shi Yu
dc.contributor.authorChoo, Ying Jie
dc.contributor.authorLiew, Nathaniel Shan Wei
dc.contributor.authorShang, Zhexuan Azure
dc.contributor.authorKhoo, Sophie Su Hui
dc.contributor.authorTay, Wei Xuan
dc.contributor.authorLin, Ruixi
dc.contributor.authorYi, Siyan
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-19T05:54:09Z
dc.date.available2023-05-19T05:54:09Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-01
dc.identifier.citationUng, Mengieng, Wan, Kalista Yearn Yee, Liu, Shi Yu, Choo, Ying Jie, Liew, Nathaniel Shan Wei, Shang, Zhexuan Azure, Khoo, Sophie Su Hui, Tay, Wei Xuan, Lin, Ruixi, Yi, Siyan (2022-05-01). Alcohol Consumption, Loneliness, Quality of Life, Social Media Usage and General Anxiety before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 19 (9). ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095636
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827,1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/239553
dc.description.abstractThis cross-sectional study aims to identify factors associated with anxiety levels of adults living in Singapore before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected using a webbased survey conducted from July to November 2020, accruing 264 eligible participants. Ordered logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), ranked as minimal (0–4), mild (5–9), moderate (10–14), and severe (15–21) before and during the pandemic. About 74% of participants were female, 50% were aged 25–34, and 50% were married. The GAD-7 level went up from the pre-pandemic for moderate (12.5% to 16%) and severe GAD (2% to 11%). Alcohol consumption (AOR 1.79, 95% CI 1.04–3.06), loneliness (AOR 1.28, 95% CI 1.05–1.54), and difficulty in switching off social media (AOR 2.21, 95% CI 1.29–3.79) predicted increased GAD-7 levels. The quality of life (AOR 0.84, 95% CI 0.79–0.90) was significantly associated with decreased GAD-7 levels. The results heighten the awareness that early initiation of mental health support is crucial for the population in addition to the various financial support measures provided by the government as they are adapting to live with the COVID-19 pandemic.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.sourceElements
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subjectPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences & Ecology
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectpandemic
dc.subjectGAD-7
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectAsia
dc.subjectHEALTH-CARE WORKERS
dc.subjectMENTAL-HEALTH
dc.subjectUSE DISORDERS
dc.subjectDEPRESSION
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectSYMPTOMS
dc.subjectIMPACT
dc.typeArticle
dc.date.updated2023-05-19T02:43:29Z
dc.contributor.departmentSAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.description.doi10.3390/ijerph19095636
dc.description.sourcetitleINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.description.volume19
dc.description.issue9
dc.published.statePublished
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