Depression and quality of life among Macau residents in the 2022 COVID-19 pandemic wave from the perspective of network analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the summer of 2022, Macau experienced a surge of COVID-19 infections (the 618 COVID-19 wave), which had serious effects on mental health and quality of life (QoL). However, there is scant research on mental health problems and QoL among Macau residents during the 618 COVID-19 wave. This study examined the network structure of depressive symptoms (hereafter depression), and the interconnection between different depressive symptoms and QoL among Macau residents during this period.

Method

A cross-sectional study was conducted between 26th July and 9th September 2022. Depressive symptoms were measured with the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), while the global QoL was measured with the two items of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-brief vers

SUBMITTER: Si TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10165090 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature