De Pietri Simona, Chiorri Carlo
Psicoterapia e Scienze Cognitive, Via Domenico Fiasella, 16/4, 16122 Genova, Italy.
Department of Educational Sciences, University of Genova, Corso A. Podestà, 2, 16128 Genova, Italy.
J Affect Disord Rep. 2021 Apr;4:100078. doi: 10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100078. Epub 2021 Jan 14.
Background In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a national lockdown and quarantine in Italy. The aim of this study was to assess the perceived change in anxiety levels and its predictors in a non-clinical, non-infected, home-quarantined Italian sample in the very first weeks of the lockdown. Methods Online survey data on perceived change in anxiety symptoms since the beginning of the lockdown, health anxiety, social anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive symptomatology before the lockdown, and background information were anonymously collected between March 26 and April 9 2020 on 660 Italian participants. Results Overall, participants reported a substantial increase of anxiety levels. Women reported more increased levels of anxiety symptoms than men. Increase of anxiety was also predicted by higher pre-existing levels of health anxiety and lower socio-economic status. Having lost the job was not associated with a perceived change in anxiety levels. Limitations Crosssectional design; sample of mostly female, young, highly educated, and not infected participants; use of self-report measures. Conclusions The results suggest the need to address mental health issues as a core element of the response to a pandemic, in order to prevent long-term social, psychological, and economic costs to society.
背景 2020年3月，新冠疫情导致意大利全国封锁和隔离。本研究的目的是评估在封锁的最初几周，意大利一个未感染新冠的非临床居家隔离样本中焦虑水平的感知变化及其预测因素。方法 于2020年3月26日至4月9日期间，对660名意大利参与者匿名收集关于自封锁开始以来焦虑症状的感知变化、健康焦虑、社交焦虑、抑郁、封锁前的强迫症状以及背景信息的在线调查数据。结果 总体而言，参与者报告焦虑水平大幅上升。女性报告的焦虑症状水平增幅高于男性。较高的既往健康焦虑水平和较低的社会经济地位也预示着焦虑的增加。失业与焦虑水平的感知变化无关。局限性 横断面设计；样本主要为女性、年轻、高学历且未感染的参与者；使用自我报告测量方法。结论 结果表明，有必要将心理健康问题作为应对疫情的核心要素加以解决，以防止给社会带来长期的社会、心理和经济成本。
