Psychological status of Chinese residents during COVID-19 outbreak: an online cross-sectional study
10.3760/cma.j.cn113661-20200302-00082
- VernacularTitle:新型冠状病毒肺炎暴发期中国居民心理健康状况网络现况调查
- Author:
Dan LIU
1
;
Yanping REN
;
Yuqing LI
;
Xin YU
;
Wei QU
;
Zhiren WANG
;
Yunlong TAN
;
Baopeng TIAN
;
Fude YANG
;
Fang YAN
;
Shuping TAN
Author Information
1. 北京大学回龙观临床医学院 北京回龙观医院 100096
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Health surveys;
COVID-19;
Cross-sectional study;
Chinese residents;
Public Health Emergency
- From:
Chinese Journal of Psychiatry
2020;53(3):181-189
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the public psychosocial status and regional differences of Chinese residents during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic.Methods:A convenience sampling method was used to distribute online self-assessment tools of mental health including the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) through WeChat and other self media platforms from January 30 to February 13, 2020. A total of 14 592 people from all over the country were evaluated on mental health. The positive detection rate was regarded as the primary outcome measure.Results:The positive detection rate of SRQ-20 was 33.2% (4 840/14 592), and that of the PHQ-9 was 53.5% (7 503/14 037), with 29.3% (4 115/14 037) for mild, 14.0% (1 967/14 037) for moderate and 10.1% (1 421/14 037) for severe depression. The positive detection rate of GAD-7 was 44.6% (6 196/13 904), with 27.8% (3 862/13 904) for mild, 10.2% (1 413/13 904) for moderate and 6.6% (921/13 904) for severe anxiety. Except for a few areas, the positive rates of these three scales were almost the same all over the country, and the anxiety level of the inhabitants in Hubei province (GAD-7:54.7%) was significantly higher than that in other provinces ( P<0.05). Conclusion:As a Public Health Emergency of International COVID-19 has brought obvious psychological impact to the nationwide people, with more prominent in anxiety and depression. The public is in a general group crisis in the early stage of the outbreak, especially in areas with serious epidemic situation. It is suggested that great attention should be paid to public mental health while fighting against the epidemic situation aiming at ensuring their life safety, so as to implement effective psychological assistance and timely psychological crisis intervention.
