Mathematics Teaching and Research Office, Public Basic College, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China.
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Mar 31;17(7):2381. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17072381.
Our study aimed to investigate the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and quality of life among local Chinese residents aged ≥18 years in Liaoning Province, mainland China. An online survey was distributed through a social media platform between January and February 2020. Participants completed a modified validated questionnaire that assessed the Impact of Event Scale (IES), indicators of negative mental health impacts, social and family support, and mental health-related lifestyle changes. A total of 263 participants (106 males and 157 females) completed the study. The mean age of the participants was 37.7 ± 14.0 years, and 74.9% had a high level of education. The mean IES score in the participants was 13.6 ± 7.7, reflecting a mild stressful impact. Only 7.6% of participants had an IES score ≥26. The majority of participants (53.3%) did not feel helpless due to the pandemic. On the other hand, 52.1% of participants felt horrified and apprehensive due to the pandemic. Additionally, the majority of participants (57.8-77.9%) received increased support from friends and family members, increased shared feeling and caring with family members and others. In conclusion, the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with mild stressful impact in our sample, even though the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing. These findings would need to be verified in larger population studies.
我们的研究旨在调查 COVID-19 大流行对中国辽宁省≥18 岁本地居民心理健康和生活质量的即时影响。2020 年 1 月至 2 月期间，通过社交媒体平台发布了在线调查。参与者完成了一份经过修改的验证问卷，该问卷评估了事件影响量表 (IES)、负面心理健康影响指标、社会和家庭支持以及与心理健康相关的生活方式改变。共有 263 名参与者（106 名男性和 157 名女性）完成了研究。参与者的平均年龄为 37.7 ± 14.0 岁，74.9%的参与者受过高等教育。参与者的平均 IES 评分为 13.6 ± 7.7，反映出轻度压力影响。只有 7.6%的参与者 IES 得分≥26。大多数参与者（53.3%）不因大流行而感到无助。另一方面，52.1%的参与者对大流行感到恐惧和担忧。此外，大多数参与者（57.8-77.9%）从朋友和家人那里获得了更多的支持，与家人和其他人的共同感受和关怀也有所增加。总之，尽管 COVID-19 大流行仍在继续，但我们的样本显示 COVID-19 大流行与轻度压力影响相关。这些发现需要在更大的人群研究中得到验证。
