Department of Health Promotion, Daemen College, Amherst, NY 14226, USA.
Department of Physical Therapy, Daemen College, Amherst, NY 14226, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 12;17(18):6655. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186655.
In this commentary, we discuss the physiological effects of wearing masks for prolonged periods of time, including special considerations, such as mask wearing among those who engage in exercise training, and concerns for individuals with pre-existing chronic diseases. In healthy populations, wearing a mask does not appear to cause any harmful physiological alterations, and the potentially life-saving benefits of wearing face masks seem to outweigh the documented discomforts (e.g. headaches). However, there continues to be controversy over mask wearing in the United States, even though wearing a mask appears to have only minor physiological drawbacks. While there are minimal physiological impacts on wearing a mask, theoretical evidence suggests that there may be consequential psychological impacts of mask wearing on the basic psychological needs of competence, autonomy, and relatedness. These psychological impacts may contribute to the controversy associated with wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. After we discuss the physiological impacts of mask wearing, we will discuss psychological effects associated with wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
在这篇评论中，我们讨论了长时间佩戴口罩的生理影响，包括特殊考虑因素，例如进行运动训练的人佩戴口罩，以及患有慢性疾病的人的担忧。在健康人群中，戴口罩似乎不会引起任何有害的生理变化，而佩戴口罩可能带来的潜在救生益处似乎超过了有记录的不适（例如头痛）。然而，即使戴口罩的生理影响很小，美国仍存在戴口罩的争议。虽然戴口罩对生理的影响很小，但理论证据表明，戴口罩可能会对基本的心理需求（如能力、自主性和关联性）产生相应的心理影响。这些心理影响可能导致与 COVID-19 大流行期间在美国戴口罩相关的争议。在讨论了戴口罩的生理影响之后，我们将讨论 COVID-19 大流行期间戴口罩带来的心理影响。
