Risk and protective factors for anxiety during COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic and an anxiety-provoking event. There are few studies to identify potential risk and protective factors related to anxiety during COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We collected information on demographic data and lifestyles by a web-based survey of 19,802 participants from 34 provinces in China during COVID-19 pandemic. Level of anxiety was evaluated using the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale. We used ordinal multivariable logistic regression to estimate the associations of anxiety level with potential risk and protective factors. We further developed a new score to simplify the assessment of anxiety during COVID-19 crisis.

Results

Among 19,802 participants, we found that those who were front-line medical personnel

SUBMITTER: Zhong J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8177261 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature