The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China.
Health Place. 2021 May;69:102532. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102532. Epub 2021 Mar 19.
The COVID-19 pandemic that emerged in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province in China, has caused severe health problems and imposed a tremendous psychological impact on the public. This study investigated the risk and protective factors associated with psychological distress among Hubei residents during the peak of the outbreak. Data were obtained from a combined online and telephone survey of 1,682 respondents. Various COVID-19-related stressors, including risk exposure, limited medical treatment access, inadequate basic supplies, reduced income, excessive exposure to COVID-19-related information, and perceived discrimination, were associated with psychological distress. Neighborhood social support can reduce psychological distress and buffer the effect of COVID-19-related stressors, whereas support from friends/relatives affected stress coping limitedly. Interventions to reduce stressors and promote neighborhood support are vital to reduce psychological distress during infectious disease outbreaks.
中国湖北省省会武汉市爆发的 COVID-19 疫情给公众健康带来了严重问题，并造成了巨大的心理影响。本研究调查了疫情高峰期湖北省居民心理困扰的相关风险和保护因素。数据来自对 1682 名受访者进行的在线和电话联合调查。与心理困扰相关的各种与 COVID-19 相关的应激源包括风险暴露、有限的医疗机会、基本用品不足、收入减少、过度接触与 COVID-19 相关的信息以及感知歧视。邻里社会支持可以减轻心理困扰，并缓冲与 COVID-19 相关应激源的影响，而来自朋友/亲戚的支持对压力应对的影响有限。在传染病爆发期间，减少应激源和促进邻里支持的干预措施对于减轻心理困扰至关重要。
