Prospective prediction of PTSD and depressive symptoms during social unrest and COVID-19 using a brief online tool.

ABSTRACT: Large-scale protracted population stressors, such as social unrest and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), are associated with increased symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Cost-effective mental health screening is prerequisite for timely intervention. We developed an online tool to identify prospective predictors of PTSD and depressive symptoms in the context of co-occurring social unrest and COVID-19 in Hong Kong. 150 participants completed baseline and follow-up assessments, with a median duration of 29 days. Three logistic regression models were constructed to assess its discriminative power in predicting PTSD and depressive symptoms at one month. Receiver-operating characteristic analysis was performed for each model to determine their optimal decisi

SUBMITTER: Wong SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9754713 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature