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

ABSTRACT:

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</

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7256340 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature