Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Quality of Life among Local Residents in Liaoning Province, China

A Cross-Sectional Study

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15470529
AutoresYingfei Zhang (0000-0003-4900-5681, Jinzhou Medical University, autor correspondente), Zheng Feei Ma (0000-0002-7276-2229, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)
Ano2020
Volume17
Fascículo7
Páginas2381-2381
Data de publicação2020-03-31
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17072381
PMID32244498
OpenAlexW3013207139
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas304
Referências citadas14

Our study aimed to investigate the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and quality of life among local Chinese residents aged ≥18 years in Liaoning Province, mainland China. An online survey was distributed through a social media platform between January and February 2020. Participants completed a modified validated questionnaire that assessed the Impact of Event Scale (IES), indicators of negative mental health impacts, social and family support, and mental health-related lifestyle changes. A total of 263 participants (106 males and 157 females) completed the study. The mean age of the participants was 37.7 ± 14.0 years, and 74.9% had a high level of education. The mean IES score in the participants was 13.6 ± 7.7, reflecting a mild stressful impact. Only 7.6% of participants had an IES score ≥26. The majority of participants (53.3%) did not feel helpless due to the pandemic. On the other hand, 52.1% of participants felt horrified and apprehensive due to the pandemic. Additionally, the majority of participants (57.8-77.9%) received increased support from friends and family members, increased shared feeling and caring with family members and others. In conclusion, the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with mild stressful impact in our sample, even though the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing. These findings would need to be verified in larger population studies

China · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cross-sectional study · Disease · Environmental health · Feeling · Geography · Mainland China · Mental health · Pandemic · Population · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare · Social support · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Nursing · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology