Longitudinal study of mental health changes in residents affected by an initial outbreak of COVID-19 in China.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, and the world continues to work to defeat it. We designed this study to understand the longitudinal change in the mental health of residents who experienced the initial disease outbreak in China and to explore the long-term influencing factors.

Methods

The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Generalized Anxiety Scale (GAD-7), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) were administered to the same sample four times: during the initial outbreak (T1), 1 month later (T2), 18 months later (T3), and 26 months later (T4).

Results

A total of 397 participants completed all of the follow ups. The mean PSS scores among the four time points showed significant differences (F = 183.98, P < 0.001), with the highest score at T1

SUBMITTER: Du N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9868630 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature