The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical and Mental Health in China and Spain: Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Differences in physical and mental health impact across continents during the COVID-19 pandemic are unknown.

Objective

This study compared the levels of impact of COVID-19 on mental health among people from Spain and China and correlated mental health parameters with variables relating to symptoms similar to COVID-19, COVID-19 knowledge, and precautionary measures.

Methods

We collected information on demographic data, physical symptoms, contact history with persons with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis, COVID-19 knowledge, and precautionary measures. Participants completed the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 Items (DASS-21). To analyze the differences in the mental health parameters, the mean scores betwee

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8143872 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature