Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Orygen, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.
Postgrad Med. 2021 Sep;133(7):750-759. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2021.1873027. Epub 2021 Jan 18.
: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the lives of men. The present study investigated psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on a help-seeking sample of Canadian men, focusing on diverse aspects of their psychosocial well-being.: A cross-sectional, open survey study design was used. Canadian adult men who were visiting an eHealth depression resource (HeadsUpGuys.org) were recruited to complete an online survey. Descriptive statistics, including means and standard deviations for continuous variables and frequency and percentages for categorical variables, were used to summarize survey responses. Regression analysis was utilized to identify factors associated with various mental health indicators (anxiety, depression, fear of COVID-19, suicidality). The Patient Health Questionnaire-4, Fear of COVID-19 Scale, and item 9 (suicidality item) from the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 were used to assess the mental health indicators.: A total of 434 men completed the study. Most respondents (79.3%; N = 344) indicated that their mental health was negatively affected by COVID-19, and two-thirds (65.5%; N = 284) conveyed that government-imposed physical distancing measures had negatively affected their mental health. Half the sample (51.2%; N = 222) reported at least moderate financial stress due to COVID-19. Nearly a third of respondents (31.1%; N = 135) reported that their current living situation has had a considerable or severe negative impact on their mental health since COVID-19. About two-fifths (37.7%; N = 94) of men felt that COVID-19 has had a negative impact on their relationship with their intimate partner. Nearly a third of respondents who were in a relationship (30.9%; N = 77) reported that they engaged in some type of abuse (primarily verbal abuse, 22.9%; N = 57) toward their intimate partner during COVID-19, and more than a quarter (27.3%; N = 68) reported being abused by their intimate partner (also primarily verbal abuse, 22.5%; N = 56). Just under half (42.2%; N = 183) of the respondents indicated experiencing suicidal ideation.: These findings can help inform providers of health services to Canadian men, as well as policies that will be implemented during subsequent waves of COVID-19 or during future infectious outbreaks.
: 新冠疫情对男性的生活产生了深远的影响。本研究调查了新冠疫情对加拿大男性求助者样本的心理社会影响，重点关注他们心理社会健康的各个方面。: 本研究采用了横断面、开放式调查研究设计。正在访问电子健康抑郁资源（HeadsUpGuys.org）的加拿大成年男性被招募来完成在线调查。使用描述性统计，包括连续变量的均值和标准差以及分类变量的频率和百分比，来总结调查结果。回归分析用于确定与各种心理健康指标（焦虑、抑郁、对新冠的恐惧、自杀意念）相关的因素。使用患者健康问卷-4、对新冠的恐惧量表和患者健康问卷-9 的第 9 项（自杀意念项）来评估心理健康指标。: 共有 434 名男性完成了研究。大多数受访者（79.3%；N=344）表示，新冠疫情对他们的心理健康产生了负面影响，三分之二（65.5%；N=284）表示，政府实施的身体距离措施对他们的心理健康产生了负面影响。一半的样本（51.2%；N=222）报告因新冠疫情至少存在中度的经济压力。近三分之一的受访者（31.1%；N=135）报告称，自新冠疫情以来，他们目前的生活状况对他们的心理健康产生了相当大或严重的负面影响。大约五分之二的男性（37.7%；N=94）认为新冠疫情对他们与亲密伴侣的关系产生了负面影响。大约三分之一处于恋爱关系中的受访者（30.9%；N=77）报告说，他们在新冠疫情期间对亲密伴侣实施了某种形式的虐待（主要是言语虐待，22.9%；N=57），超过四分之一（27.3%；N=68）报告他们受到亲密伴侣的虐待（也是主要言语虐待，22.5%；N=56）。略低于一半（42.2%；N=183）的受访者表示经历过自杀意念。: 这些发现可以为向加拿大男性提供卫生服务的提供者提供信息，并为在随后的新冠疫情或未来传染病爆发期间实施的政策提供信息。
