Prevalence and risk factors of mental distress in China during the outbreak of COVID-19: A national cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

As a result of the pandemic of COVID-19, the public have been experiencing psychological distress. However, the prevalence of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic remains unknown. Our objective was to evaluate the prevalence of psychological distress during COVID-19 outbreak and their risk factors, especially their internal paths and causality.

Methods

A nationwide cross-sectional survey of the prevalence of mental disorders was conducted. We used Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to estimate the prevalence of anxiety and depression. The internal paths and the causality of the psychological health were analyzed using a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach.

Results

A total of 24,789 respondents completed the survey. We found t

SUBMITTER: Wu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7667324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature