Anxiety symptoms and preventive measures during the COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is hypothesized that anxiety and behavioral responses are intense at the beginning of an epidemic. The objective of this study was to investigate anxiety symptoms and use of preventive measures against COVID-19. The study also compared the association between preventive measures and anxiety symptoms during the week immediately preceding the study and those symptoms and measures at the beginning of the outbreak.

Methods

A cross-sectional population survey using an online questionnaire commenced on 14 February 2020. The study participants were residents of Taiwan ages 20 to 70 years. The 6-item state version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-6) was used to assess anxiety symptoms. The questions about preventive measures asked participants about their per

SUBMITTER: Wong LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7364127 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature