Psychological status and behavior changes of the public during the COVID-19 epidemic in China  

作　　者：Xi Liu Wen-Tao Luo Ying Li Chun-Na Li Zhong-Si Hong Hui-Li Chen Fei Xiao Jin-Yu Xia 

机构地区：[1]Department of Infectious Diseases,The Fifth Affiliated Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University,Zhuhai,China [2]Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging,The Fifth Affiliated Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University,Zhuhai,China [3]Department of Nursing,The Fifth Affiliated Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University,Zhuhai,China

出　　处：《Infectious Diseases of Poverty》2020年第3期20-30,共11页贫困所致传染病（英文）

基　　金：This research was funded by the "Three Major"constructions emergency projects for the new coronavirus prevention and control in 2020 of Sun Yatsen University.

摘　　要：Background:A cluster of pneumonia cases were reported by Wuhan Municipal Health Commission,China in December 2019.A novel coronavirus was eventually identified,and became the COVID-19 epidemic that affected public health and life.We investigated the psychological status and behavior changes of the general public in China from January 30 to February 3,2020.Methods:Respondents were recruited via social media(WeChat)and completed an online questionnaire.We used the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory,Self-rating Depression Scale,and Symptom Checklist-90 to evaluate psychological status.We also investigated respondents’behavior changes.Quantitative data were analyzed by t-tests or analysis of variance,and classified data were analyzed with chi-square tests.Results:In total,608 valid questionnaires were obtained.More respondents had state anxiety than trait anxiety(15.8%vs 4.0%).Depression was found among 27.1%of respondents and 7.7%had psychological abnormalities.About 10.1%of respondents suffered from phobia.Our analysis of the relationship between subgroup characteristics and psychological status showed that age,gender,knowledge about COVID-19,degree of worry about epidemiological infection,and confidence about overcoming the outbreak significantly influenced psychological status.Around 93.3%of respondents avoided going to public places and almost all respondents reduced Spring Festival-related activities.At least 70.9%of respondents chose to take three or more preventive measures to avoid infection.The three most commonly used prevention measures were making fewer trips outside and avoiding contact(98.0%),wearing a mask(83.7%),and hand hygiene(82.4%).Conclusions:We need to pay more attention to public psychological stress,especially among young people,as they are likely to experience anxiety,depression,and psychological abnormalities.Different psychological interventions could be formulated according to the psychological characteristics of different gender and age groups.The majority of respondents followed specific b

关 键 词：COVID-19 Public psychological status Psychological stress Behavior changes ANXIETY DEPRESSION PHOBIA 

分 类 号：R563.1[医药卫生—呼吸系统]